<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>AGIM, J.S.C.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): </strong>This appeal No. SC. 1157/2019 is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in CA/OW/02/2019 delivered on 22-8-2019 affirming the ruling of the Imo State High Court delivered on 13-12-2018 in suit No.HOW/204/2018 dismissing the objection that the plaintiffs had no <em>locus standi</em> to sue and that the originating process be set aside for being irregularly issued and served. The notice of appeal filed on 3-9-2019 was, with leave of this court, amended on 7-11-2019.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The parties herein filed, exchanged, and adopted their respective briefs as follows: the appellant&#x27;s brief, the 1st-4th respondents’ brief, and the appellant&#x27;s reply brief.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The appellant&#x27;s brief raised the following issues for determination:</p><blockquote><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Whether the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal were right when they held that the plaintiffs who instituted this suit in their personal/individual capacities possess the requisite locus standi to institute the same.</em></strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Whether the learned Justic…</em></strong></p></li></ol></blockquote>