ISRAELAGBOOLA ADEDEJI PRINCE MICHAEL OLUSOLA ADEDEJI (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE OLOFINSOLA RULING HOUSE) V. THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE DIRECTOR, CHIEFTANCY AFFAIRS SECRETARY, IJERO LOCAL GOVT. MR. BABINGTON ADESOLA (HEAD OF ADUGBALAJE RULING HOUSE) CHIEF J. O. OJO (EISABA OF IKORO-EKITI)

SANKEY JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): Chief J. O. Ojo, the appellant/applicant herein, filed a motion on notice on 1st June, 2006 dated 30th May, 2006. Therein, he seeks the following orders from this court:

An order granting leave to the appellant/applicant to amend their notice of appeal by the inclusion of the additional ground of appeal attached as exhibit Ato the affidavit in support of this application ; An order deeming the amended notice of appeal as having been properly filed.

The motion is supported by a 19 paragraph affidavit duly sworn to by one Olayinka Esan.Annexed thereto is a schedule containingthe proposed additional grounds of appeal and it is marked exhibit A.

The motion was served on the two respondents therein named. Consequent upon this, the respondents filed a counter-affidavit of 20 paragraphs dated and filed 1st November, 2006 and deposed to by one Prince Michael Olusola Adedeji, the 2nd respondent herein.Annexed thereto are six exhibits marked A to F. On th…