CHIEF J. OKWU UGWU MR. BENNETH UNAKWE MR. GILBERT IKE MR ELIAS OBIAGWU MR. JACOB UMEORA MR. ERNEST IGBO (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE UMUOMAKU COMMUNITY OF ORUMBA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT) THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR OF ANAMBRA STATE THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE, ANAMBRA STATE V. CHIEF ALAKEKE ALAEBO (EZIRA COMMUNITY LEADER) CHIEF HENRY ILOKA ICHIE I. I. UGORJI CHIEF KENNETH ILO MR. FELIX N. EKENE MR. DENNIS NWANKWO (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE EZIRA COMMUNITY, ORUMBA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

MIKA’ILU JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): By way of originatingsummons, an action was instituted against the appellants in the High Court of Anambra State, Ekwulobia in suit No.AG/l08/98, Chief Alaeke Alaebe and 5 Others v. Chief J. Okwu Ugwu and 7 Others . The claims of the respondents/plaintiffs were for the following:

A declaration that the decision of the Anambra State Boundary Committee to which the Anambra State Government gave approval whichwas communicatedto the plaintiffs in the letter A of the secretary to the State Government dated November 11, 1997 is null and void and of no effect whatsoever. An order settingaside the said decision of the Anambra State Boundary Committee and the approval thereon given by the Anambra State Government in the said letter dated November 11, 1997.

A declaration that neither the said State Boundary Committee, nor the said State Government has any power to set aside the decisionof the Supreme Court of Nigeria (now the High Court) in suit …