PETER OLABISI IGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Interlocutory appeal emanated from the Ruling of the High Court of Imo State delivered on the 19th day of October, 2006 by Honourable Justice N.B. UKOHA.
The facts culminating into this appeal stem out of the Respondents' action in Suit HOW/325/2004 wherein by their Writ of Summons issued out of the aforesaid Court on 23rd day of September, 2004, they are claiming against Appellants as follows:
"PARTICULARS OF CLAIM
The plaintiffs claim against the defendants jointly and severally is as follows:-
1. Declaration that the recognition of one Boniface Onuoha as a traditional ruler of a nonexistent Umuakanu Owerre Autonomous Community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area is unconstitutional, illegal, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
2. Declaration that Ezeadike Umunakanu Community is the proper name of the Unit to be granted Autonomous status in Ehime Mbano Local Government area with Chief Onuoha Ephraim Onucha as …