<p>ADAMU JAURO, J.C.A. (Delivering the leading judgment): The appeal herein is against the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Anambra State, Awka Judicial Division, holden at Awka, delivered on 11th December, 2006 by Hon. Justice Umegbolu Nri-Ezedi in suit No.A/98/2004.</p><p> CA/E/305/2007</p><p> The facts culminating in this appeal can be compressed as follows: On the 1st day of February, 2003, the Anambra State Government through the 1st Respondent enacted the Anambra State Autonomous Community (Recognition) Law 2002. As a consequence of the aforesaid Law, the communities of the 4th to 19th Respondents were recognized as autonomous communities and were listed in the schedule to the said law. On the 23rd day of March, 2004 the 1st Respondent enacted another law namely, Autonomous Communities (Recognition) Repeal Law 2004, which repealed the Autonomous Communities (Recognition) Law 2002, and thus abolished/withdrew the autonomous status accorded to communities of 4th to 19th Respondents by the Au…</p>