REV. SEGUN ADEMOLA ALLI V. NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION & ANOR
(2018) JELR 39274 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.642/2013(R)
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20 Apr 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC;
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC;
JOHN INYANG OKORO JSC;
AMIRU SANUSI JSC;
SIDI DAUDA BAGE JSC;
Appearances
Applicant in person For Appellant
Peter Erivwode with him,P.K. Obi, Marshall Ibaze, Adi Tiyang and Duncan Oluohu for 1st Respondent.2nd Respondent absent and not represented. There is no proof of service. For Respondent
Judgement
<p>MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The applicant, Rev. Segun Ademola Alli by motion on notice filed on 31/3/2016 praying the Court for the following orders: -</p><p>1. An order of this Court setting aside the Ruling delivered on Monday, 29th February, 2016 in this appeal.</p><p>2. An order of this Court directing this appeal to be relisted for hearing on the merits.</p><p>3. And for such further order or orders as this Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.</p><p>The grounds upon which this application is based are set down hereunder, viz:-</p><p>1. This Honourable Court on Monday, 29th February, 2016 delivered a bench ruling in this appeal.</p><p>2. The 1st respondent's motion upon which the ruling was based is incompetent and incurably defective on all facts and it is an abuse of the process of this Honourable Court.</p><p>3. The jurisdiction of this Honourable Court can only be activated by a competent process.</p><p>4. This Honourable Court relied and acted on the incompetent process filed by the 1sā¦</p>