ORLU
V.
GOGO-ABITE

(2002) JELR 44714 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/PH/197/95 · 5 Mar 2002 · Nigeria

CORAM

JAMES OGENYI OGEBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MICHAEL EYARUOMA AKPIROROH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABOYI JOHN IKONGBEH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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evidence

exhibit f

james orlu

learned trial judge

counsel

document

nsukka street

exhibit

ikwerre native law

port harcourt

admissibility of a document

irrevocable power of attorney

native law

statement of claim

abandoned property

aboyi john ikongbeh

admitting of the irrevocable power of attorney

appellant lead

appellant.learned counsel

assignment of the said property

claim of the appellant

eastern nigeria government

end of the trial

exhibit d

exhibit l

exhibit of a. reliance

first son of his father

government of eastern nigeria

high court of rivers state

illiterate person

illiterate protection law

leading judgment

legal authorities

meaning of the law

michael eyaruoma akpiroroh

ministry of lands

new building lease

ors v

port harcourt judicial division

property rates

rivers state government

suit no. phc

then governor of eastern nigeria

traditional evidence of his title

urum kalu

written contract

MICHAEL EYARUOMA AKPIROROH, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of Nngbukwu J. (as he then was) of the High Court of Rivers State in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division delivered on 10th April, 1991 in Suit No. PHC/171/86 dismissing the Appellant's claim.

The claim of the Appellant in paragraph 13 in his Statement of Claim is as follows:

(a) "A declaration that the Plaintiff is entitled to the statutory right of occupancy over and in respect if the property known as No. 21 Nsukka Street, Mile 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt.

(b) A declaration that No. 21 Nsukka Street, Mile 1, Diobu, was never an abandoned property within the meaning of the law and that the; purported sale or assignment of the said property to the Defendant by the Rivers State Government or its agent is null and void.

(c) A perpetual Injunction restraining the Defendant by himself or his agents or servants from interfering with the Plaintiff is use and enjoyment of the said propert…

ORLU V. GOGO-ABITE

ORLU
V.
GOGO-ABITE