HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the National Industrial Court sitting in Kano contained in a Ruling delivered on the 18th of May, 2009 in Suit No NIC/7/2007. The Appellants, as plaintiffs, commenced the action in the lower Court against the Respondents, as defendants, and they, by an amended originating summons dated the 18th of May, 2007 and filed on the 21st of May, 2007, posed the following questions for resolution by the lower Court:
i. Whether the defendants, in view of the trade dispute declared by the 4th and 5th Plaintiffs for themselves and on behalf of South East and South South Zones of RTEAN through a notice to that effect dated the 23rd of June 2005, in compliance with the stipulation of the Union's Constitution in Article 6c, can proceed to purport to plan, organize, convene or hold a National Delegates Conference at Abeokuta Ogun State of Nigeria on the 27th and 28th of February, 2007 withou…