ABDU ABOKI, PJCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): By virtue of a Motion on Notice for an Order of Mandamus filed on the 31st of May 2013, the Appellant herein, as Applicant at the Federal High Court, sitting at Abuja, sought the following reliefs against the Respondents, who were the Respondents at the Trial Court:
A DECLARATION that the failure of the 1st and 2nd Respondents to furnish the Applicant with the Procurement documents sought vide the Applicant's letter of 21st March 2013; amounts to a wrongful denial id information under the Freedom of Information Act 2011.
AN ORDER of the Honourable Court COMPELLING the Respondents jointly and severally within seven days of the judgment herein., to furnish Applicant with information and copies of documents sought vide Applicant's letter of 21st March 2013 which information and documents are set out in the schedule hereto.
The application was supported by a statement which contained the schedule to the application, the name and descriptio…