<p>JUSTIN THOMPSON AKPABIA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This was an application brought pursuant to Order 3 Rule 3 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1981, as amended and under the inherent jurisdiction of this Court on behalf of the Defendants/Appellants/Applicants for the following orders of this Court:-</p><p> &quot;(a) For extension of time within which to apply for leave to appeal against the Ruling of Hon. Justice C. Onyia dated 19th November, 1992.</p><p> (b) For leave to appeal against the said ruling.</p><p> (c) For extension of time to file the notice and grounds of appeal.&quot;</p><p> The said application was supported in the first instance by a 13- paragraph affidavit sworn to by Harold Eya, a Legal Practitioner in the Law Firm of Mogbo and Co, as well as a copy of the proposed Notice of Appeal. </p><p> However, about five weeks after that, a 23-paragraph Further Affidavit sworn to by Chief A.O. Mogboh, SAN, himself was filed. To this later Further Affidavit were exhibited the following documents:-</p><p> (a) A recor…</p>