SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Lagos State delivered by L.B. Lawal-Akpapo J. on the 5th day of July, 2013 with respect to the Appellant's motion on notice filed on 20-12-2012.
The Respondents herein had as Claimant in the Lower Court commenced an action by way of a writ of Summons, and statement of claim and filed on 18/7/2012 against the Defendants (now Appellants) wherein they claimed the following reliefs:-
WHEREFORE the Claimants claim against the Defendants jointly and severally as follows:-
1. A declaration that the contents of the Technical Proposal/Bid documents dated June, 2005 and the Memorandum of Understanding dated 27/07/05, other relevant oral statements and documents made between, series of letters written by and the conduct of the Claimants and the 1st Defendant in respect of the bidding in the name of the 1st Defendant for the concession and the subsequent operation/management…