INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA & ANOR. V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION & ORS.

MORONKEJI OMOTAYO ONALAJA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The first plaintiff, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria is a corporation registered and incorporated in Nigeria. The 2nd plaintiff for himself and on behalf of other members of the 1st plaintiff jointly instituted an action against the 1st defendant, the Attorney-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Association of National Accountants of Nigeria which incorporation and registration is being challenged vehemently by declaratory and injunctive reliefs by the plaintiffs jointly at the Federal High Court, Lagos Division.

After services of the writ of summons on the defendants, the 2nd defendants in accordance with fundamental right of fair hearing enshrined in section 36 of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a freedom of choice of legal practitioner to uphold, protect and defend him/her in the determination of his/her civil rights and obligations- Chief Obafemi Awolowo v. H…