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OKASIA
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OGUEBEGO & ORS

(2015) JELR 40691 (CA)

Court of Appeal 6 Feb 2015 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/737A/2014
Judges:ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDUL-KADIR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CON Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH E. EKANEM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Arthur Obi Okafor (SAN) and M. A. Magaji (SAN) (with them, Messrs F. I. Anikwu and V. C. Ottaokpukpu) For Appellant Solomon Umoh (SAN)(With him, Messrs Taiwo Abe, U. L. Abonyi, M. N. Umoh, Z. Abdullahi and Miss Chidinma Tioji) for 1st and 2nd respondents.Chief Olusola Oke (With him, O. K. Akuyibo, Esq) for 3rd respondent.Chief A. Awomolo (SAN) (With him, E. Fatogun, Esq, and Miss Tinuke Osoba) for 4th respondent. For Respondent

JOSEPH E. EKANEM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division ("the Lower Court" for short) delivered on 5th December, 2014 in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/854/2014 in which the Lower Court granted all the reliefs sought by the 1st and 2nd respondents (qua plaintiffs).

The suit was commenced by an originating summons in which the 1st and 2nd respondents raised five questions for the court's determination and sought the following reliefs:

"1. A declaration that the 1st defendant cannot legally and validly set up a caretaker committee or any other body whatsoever when the order of interlocutory injunction made by this Honourable court in suit No.FHC/PH/CS/213/2013 Now suit No.FHC/AWK/CS/247/2013 - EJIKE OGUEBEGO and 2 OTHERS V. PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY and 1 other (which order and suit is also subject of pending appeal before the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal in suit No.CA/PH/764/2013 PEOPLES DE…

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