ONNOGHEN JSC (Delivering the Lead Ruling): On 10 October 2013 A appellant filed an application in the court praying for an order “staying further proceedings in the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, in the consolidated appeals Nos. CA/PH/695/2013 Tony Nwoye v. Ukachukwu and 3 Ors. and CA/PH/696/2013, PDP v. Nicholas Ukachukwu and 2 Ors. pending the hearing and determination of the interlocutory appeal by this honourable court filed against the rulings of the court below, which ruling was delivered on 8 October 2013 on a motion to disqualifying the Justices of the court from further sitting or adjudicating over the consolidated appeals; application to disqualify counsel to the PDP and ruling on application for extension of time within which to file the 1st respondent’s brief of argument.” The grounds on which the application is brought are stated as follows:
“1. The appellant/applicant was denied fair hearing on account of apparent bias of the Justices of the Court of Ap…