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(2024) JELR 114011 (CA)

Court of Appeal 29 Jul 2024 Nigeria
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- The 1st Respondent/Applicant sought an order from the Court of Appeal to modify the FCT High Court’s April 26, 2013 judgment (Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/1039/2002, now FHC/ABJ/NRJ/19/2023) by awarding post-judgment interest of 10% per annum on su

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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/155/2024
Judges:UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM, JCA ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI BANJOКО, JCA PETER CHUDI OBIORAH, JCA
Counsel:G. OFODILE OKAFOR SAN for the Appellant. DAYO AKINLAJA SAN for the 1st Respondent.
Location:Abuja

ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI BANJOKO, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st Respondent/Applicant brought this Application vide a Motion on Notice filed on the 19th day of March, 2024, seeking for the following Orders.

1) AN ORDER modifying the Judgement of the FCT High Court delivered on the 26th day of April, 2013 in Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/1039/2002 now registered as a Judgment of the Federal High Court as Suit No: FHC/ABJ/NRJ/19/2023 and is the Subject Matter of this Appeal, by awarding Statutory Interest at the rate of 10% per annum on the Judgment Sum of N33, 787, 896.69 (Thirty Three Million, Seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six Naira, Sixty-Nine Kobo), and on the Further Judgment Sum of $435,000.00 (Four Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Dollars) awarded in the said Judgment from the date of the Delivery thereof (26th April, 2013) until both Judgment Sums are wholly paid to Judgment Creditor.

2) AN ORDER commanding the 2nd Respondent to pay from the mone…

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