<p>HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of I.O. Agugua; J of the Imo State High Court sitting at Etiti delivered on the 22nd day of March, 2004 wherein the Learned trial Judge struck out the Plaintiff/Appellants&#x27; statement of claim and consequently, dismissed the Suit in HME/17/2002 as being incompetent.</p><p> The Appellants&#x27; claim as Plaintiffs before the lower court as stated in paragraph 35 of the statement of claim (pages 122-123 of the records) are as follows:</p><p> &quot;35. Whereof the Plaintiffs claim against the Defendants jointly and severally as follows:</p><p> 1. A declaration that the members of Umuihi King makers/ Cabinet are entitled to Identify, elect, select, appoint, install, and present the Eze of Umuihi Autonomous Community and/or to put in motion machinery for identification, election, selection, installation and presentation of the Eze of Umuihi Autonomous Community to the third Defendant.</p><p> (b) A declaration that the 1st to 4…</p>