RIVERS STATE HOUSING AND PROPERTYDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY V. RICHARD SOBERE WARMATE THE ATTORNEY-GENERALOF RIVERS STATE MR. A.C.A. OTTA MR. S. E. BARA MRS. IRUO MR. SAMUEL HARRY MRS. AMACHREE MR. MPI MR. MAXWELL GEORGE MR. GEORGE MR. EMESIOBI MR. EMMANUEL HART MR. T. D. OBA MR. BRIGGS MR. IGBIGIALABO MR. INDAKO MR. ANYAKUBO

FASANMI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Rivers State High Court of Justice, delivered on 19 March 2001, in suit No. PHC/2188/2001.

The 1st respondent as claimant by an amended statement of claim at thelower court, claimed againstthe appellant and the2nd - 17th respondents (as the defendants) jointly and severally as follows:

That as owner by purchase of the property now known as No. 22, Station Road, Port Harcourt, (formerly No. 13, Liberation Drive, Port Harcourt, Plot 6 Station Road Layout, Port Harcourt), heis entitled to possession, enjoyment, control and management of same.

(i ) An order of perpetual injunction, restraining the defendants, their agents, servants and/or privies however, from interfering with or in any way disturbing the claimant in his possession, control, management and enjoyment of the property.

) An order of court that the 1st defendant do issue him (the claimant) a certificate of occupancy in respect of the prope…