DR. FIDELIS EJIKE O. UME & ORS. V. NIGERIA RENOWNED TRADING CO. LTD.

TOBI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The dispute which has given rise to the motion has come a long way. It commenced from the High Court Onitsha, and got to the Supreme Court. It is making a repeat journey or trip. I need not tell the full story in this interlocutory matter. That has to wait probably, till the appropriate time. For now, I have to deal with the application brought by the applicant, Chief Dr. F. Ejike O. Ume. It is for stay of proceedings "in Suit No.0/403/92 pending the determination of the appeal against the-order of the Onitsha High Court contained in the ruling of His Lordship Hon. Justice C.J. Okoli on the 3rd day of April 1995 refusing to hear two motions which, inter alia, challenged the jurisdiction of the court and striking them out without hearing the applicants."

Moving the application in person, Chief Dr. Ume, in his own right as Senior Advocate of Nigeria, relied on Section 6(6)(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979, Order 3…