<p><strong> ONNOGHEN, JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): </strong> This is an application brought by the appellant/applicant praying this court for an order staying execution of the judgment of this court delivered on 3rd July 2000 dismissing the appellant/applicant’s appeal as lacking in merit. The application was filed on 21st September 2000 together with an affidavit of 9 paragraphs in support. However, on the 7th day of December 2000, the applicant filed a further affidavit of 7 paragraphs also in support of the said motion for stay of execution. In opposition to the motion, the respondent filed a counter-affidavit of 30 paragraphs on which he relies.</p><p>The facts relevant to this application, as can be gathered from the supporting affidavits, are, <em> inter alia </em> , as follows: “6. That both my head office and block making industry which were built in 1979/82 are on part of the land covered by my certificate of occupancy No. KW/3356 of 30/6/80 effective from 19/12/79.</p><p>That the respondent started to dispose of…</p>