OCHUKO LADELE V. MR. EJIRO ZIREGBE & ANOR

MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Delta State, Effurun Judicial Division holding at Effurun delivered in Suit No: No. EHC/231/2012 on 6th day of February 2014 in which the lower Court held that there is no merit in the application by the Appellant challenging the jurisdiction of the Court and the competence of the Suit by the Respondents and hence dismissed the preliminary objection.

Dissatisfied with the said ruling of the trial Court, the Appellant appealed to this Court vide his notice of appeal dated 5th February 2014 and filed on 13th March 2014. The grounds of appeal are as contained in the said notice of appeal.

The relief sought in the notice of preliminary objection by the Appellant are as follows:

The 2nd Defendant shall raise the following objection to the competence of this Suit and the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court and further urge the Court to strike out and dismiss the Suit…