GECO-PRAKLA NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR V. E. B. UKIRI

BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): On 17th October, 2017 this application came up for hearing. T. F. Oyibo Esq., appeared for the Appellants/Applicants while G. Ikechi-Jeff Esq., announced appearance for the Respondent. Learned counsel to the applicants informed the Court that they have filed a written address as ordered by this Court on 28th September, 2016. Learned counsel to the respondent replied that they were served with the said written address but they are yet to file their reply address, that: we applied for a date to do so. This Court was not amused by this submission of learned counsel to the respondent so it ordered learned counsel to the appellants to move their application since learned counsel to respondent did not file a motion for extension of time to file their written address. Learned counsel moved the Court as per their motion paper filed on 24th November, 2014. That their written address was filed on 19th January, 2017 but deemed on 25th …