GARBA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Ruling): The appellant in this appeal had filed six (6) motions as follows:-
(1) a motion on notice for departure from the rules of court, stay of further proceedings in the court below and discharge of the order of interim injunction made by the court below, filed on the 9/11/05.
(2) a motion on notice filed on 30/11/05 for an order setting aside the ruling of the court below delivered on the 25/11/05.
(3) two (2) motions on notice filed on the 17/2/06; one for an order setting aside the ruling of the court below delivered on the 25/11/05 and the other for an order for departure from the rules of court.
(4) a motion on notice filed on the 20/2/06 for leave to amend appellants' notice of appeal dated 7/11/05 by addition of single ground of appeal, and
(5) a motion on notice filed on the 6/3/06 for departure from the rules of court.
On the 9/3/2006 when the above motions came up for hearing, learned senior counsel for the appellant; Chief Afe Babalol…