PDP
V.
AZUBUIKE & ORS.
T. O. AWOTOYE J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of an appeal against the ruling of Aprioku J. of High Court Rivers State delivered on 14/2/2011 wherein he dismissed the application for joinder brought by the appellant on the ground that it lacked merit.
The appellant being dissatisfied with the ruling filed a Notice of Appeal on 18/12/2011, containing 3 grounds of appeal.
On transmission of records parties filed and exchanged briefs.
The appellant formulated two issues for determination as follows:-
"1) Was the learned trial court right in dismissing unfairly the application of the appellant for joinder at the lower on grounds of appellant not being a necessary party particularly in the light of the learned lower courts order at page 512 of the record of appeal.
2) Was the learned trial court right in dismissing the appellant's application for joinder as an abuse of the process of the court and also the fact that the appellant is not a necessar…