ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE & NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS V. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA & ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
(2004) JELR 45096 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/A/164/M/2004
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16 Dec 2004
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Nigeria
Coram
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JCA
ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA JCA
MARY PETER ODILI JCA
Appearances
Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN (with him, Femi Falana, Esq., Adesina Oke, Esq., Wasiu Ajiboye, Esq., Augustine Afolabi, Esq.) For the Appellants;
Seeni Okunloye, SAN (with him, Remi Awe, [Miss], Wole Aladedoye, Esq., A. Balogun [Mrs.] and Anthony Jatau, Esq.) For the Respondents.
Judgement
<p><strong>I. T. MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Ruling):</strong> In a motion on notice dated and filed on 5th November, 2004, the applicants prayed for the following reliefs:-</p><p> "1. An order restraining the appellants/respondents by themselves, their officers, privies, associates and any person howsoever described from continuing their acts of contempt by disobeying the order of the court delivered in this suit on Tuesday, 21st September, 2004 which is now the subject of appeal before this Honourable court.</p><p> 2. An order restraining the appellants/respondents by themselves, agents, privies or otherwise howsoever called from embarking on strike action on 16th November, 2004 or any other day thereafter until the determination of the appeal.</p><p> 3. An order of court directing the appellants to give undertaking not to disobey the subsisting order of court which is the subject matter of appeal before this Honourable court pending the determination of the appeal pending in this suit.</p><p> 4. An order of injuncti…</p>