MONICA B. DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 27th March, 2003 Hon. Justice S. O. Akinola of the High Court of Oyo State, in Suit No. 1/772/2002 delivered a Ruling against the Applicants/Appellants and in favour of the Respondents.
The brief facts which culminated into this appeal are as stated in the brief of the Appellants with some modification are as follows:-
The Appellants commenced proceedings in the High Court by way of an application for Judicial Review made pursuant to Order 43 of the Oyo State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 1988. They prayed for the following reliefs:-
(i) Declaration that the recommendation of the panel of Enquiry constituted by Oyo State Government contained in the Government White Paper published as Oyo State Notice No. 39 in the Oyo State of Nigeria Gazette No. 13 vol.
27 of 10th June, 2002 concerning plot A, along Ekiti Street, Bodija, Ibadan subleased to Professor Olajide A. Ogunbiyi by the Oyo State Housing Corporation is…