CCNL Internal Crises:
Barrister Linus Mbey Discharged From Hospital But Failed To Exhibit Supreme Court Ruling Which Made Him CCNL`s Lawyer, As Barrister Ifeanyi Idika Esq Called The Attention Of The Presiding Judge To The Contemptuous =N=2,000 Jos Verification Exercise.
(1.0)Introduction
(2.0) Chronological Order of Hearing Status Quo Suit
(3.0) Barrister Ifeanyi Idika Esq Called The Attention Of The Presiding Judge To The Contemptuous =N=2,000 Jos Verification Exercise.
(4.0) Conclusion
(1.0)Introduction
(1.1) Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ, the Legal Counsel representing Queen Akon Uwemedimo, Prince Reginould Uwemedimo and Pastor Monday Obo Akpan in the Status Quo Suit (FHC/UY/CS/1111/2015) instituted by Comandclem Nigeria Limited & Two (2) Of Its Directors; who was reported to have been hospitalized in a letter to the court on the 13th day of January, 2016, has been discharged from the hospital and subsequently announced his appearance for his parties on the 15th day of February, 2016, before Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division.
(1.2) Being pro-active, Comandclem Nigeria Limited & Two (2) Of Its Directors had instituted A Status Quo Suit (FHC/UY/CS/1111/2015) as far back as on the 22nd of June, 2015, twenty (20) days when Professor Bankole Sodipo who was neither briefed by Late King CJA Uwemedimo nor employed by CCNL`s Board of Directors suddenly hijacked CCNL`s Appeal in the Supreme Court of Nigeria from the set of lawyers dully employed by the Late Chairman of the company.
(1.3) In the status Quo Suit ongoing before Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division, Comandclem Nigeria Limited & Two (2) Of Its Directors prayed the court to restrain Professor Bankole Sodipo from appearing for CCNL in the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the interlocutory injunctions prayer quoted verbatim below.
-AN ORDER of interlocutory injunction restraining Queen Akon Uwemedimo, and Prince Reginould Uwemedimo from unilaterally debriefing, disengaging or substituting the set of solicitors duly briefed, appointed and engaged by the late Chairman of Comandclem Nigeria Limited, King C.J.A Uwemedimo in his lifetime, comprising of: Tunde Aiku S.A.N, Rev. Jesse Daniel Onuigbo, Esq and Kunle Faokunla, Esq. to handle the Company’s brief at the Supreme Court; and from briefing any other solicitor to handle same, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
(2.0) Chronological Order of Hearing Status Quo Suit
(2.1)On the 12th day of November, 2015, when the Status Quo Suit came-up before Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division, Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ misinformed the court that The Honourable Justices of the Supreme Court had made him the Counsel to represent Comandclem Nigeria Limited when he said and I quote him verbatim.
“On the 19/10/15, when we were in the Supreme Court for a matter concerning the 5th respondent (Comandclem Nigeria Limited) in suit no sc/69/2011, we appeared for the 5th respondent (Comandclem Nigeria Limited).”
(2.2) Haven realized that Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ had misinformed the court to score unmerited points; Barrister Ifeanyi Idika ESQ properly informed the court as follows.
“The person who appeared for the company as permitted by the Supreme Court for the matter to go on that day was one Prof. G. D. Bankole.
The suit SC/69/2011 has no connection with this suit. The Supreme Court did not order the counsel Mbeng to represent the 5th respondent (Comandclem Nigeria Limited) in this case.”
(2.3) In full realization of the fact that “no court in Nigeria has jurisdiction to select a lawyer for a party”, Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu requested Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ to produce the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria where The Honourable Justices had selected him the lawyer to represent Comandclem Nigeria when the court said and I quote verbatim.
“The court hereby orders Linus Mbeng of learned counsel who assents that the Supreme Court decided that he represent the 5th respondent (Comandclem Nigeria Limited) to produce the decision and proceedings of the Supreme Court on this matter (certified copies please).”
(2.4) On the 13th day of January, 2016, when the hearing of the Status Quo Suit came-up before Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu, Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ failed to exhibit ruling of the Supreme court which made him the lawyer of Comandclem Nigeria Limited but only requested for an adjournment in a letter adduced by Pastor Monday Obo Akpan to the court stating that he could not appear in court due to ill health.
(2.5) In view of the above, Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu, adjourned the suit to the 15th day of February, 2016, to enable Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ to exhibit the ruling of the Supreme Court which made him the lawyer of Comandclem Nigeria Limited.
(2.6) On the 15th day of February, 2016, Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ haven being discharged from the hospital, announced his appearance for Queen Akon Uwemedimo, Prince Reginould Uwemedimo and Pastor Monday Obo Akpan but failed woefully to exhibit the Supreme Court of Nigeria Rulings held on the 19th of October, 2015 which made him CCNL Lawyer.
(2.7) Anti-Corrosive Vanguard is not surprised that Barrister Linus Mbay ESQ could not produce the Supreme Court Ruling which authenticate him as the CCNL lawyer because of the African`s Proverb which says, “you can only produce what exists”.
(2.8) In view of the above among other things, the court adjourned the case to April 4, 2016 for hearing.
(3.0) Barrister Ifeanyi Idika Esq Called The Attention Of The Presiding Judge To The Contemptuous =N=2,000 Jos Verification Exercise.
(3.1) Being a vibrant lawyer with vast knowledge on corporate law, Barrister Ifeanyi Idika Esq, called the attention of the Presiding Judge, Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu, to the contemptuous =N=2,000 Jos Verification Exercise in a letter allegedly signed by Queen Akon Uwemedimo despite the pendency of the suit against her before a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3.2) In the said letter, addressed to Chunkun Kpam Tsok entitled AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT VERIFICATION, Queen Akon Uwemedimo mandated every Patentee in Jos to pay =N=2,000 for verification fee contrary to the legacies of Late King CJA Uwemedimo on the production of Social Security Scheme Number (SSSN) (Multi-purpose ID Card) to identify genuine patentees.
(3.3) The Presiding Judge, Honourable Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu, expressed discomfort with respect to the ugly development deducible from the body language of the court in view of the pendency of suit before her.
(4.0) Conclusion
(4.1) As Patentees await the Hearing Of Restoration Application against Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited ongoing in the Supreme Court of Nigeria fixed for 23rd of February, 2016, despite the pendency of the Status Quo Suit (FHC/UY/CS/1111/2015) in the Federal High Court, Uyo, contesting the appearance of Professor Bankole Sodipo for CCNL in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, an average provider of fund in CCNL may express fear over their investments.
(4.2) At this juncture, Anti-corrosive Vanguard considers it paramount to state it emphatically that the investments of innocent patentees shall be protected by CCNL irrespective of all the Anti-Comandclem and Enemies of Nigerians.
(4.3) Being a pendency suit against Professor Bankole Sodipo with respect to his appearance for CCNL in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Professor Bankole Sodipo is under obligation to refrain from appearing for CCNL despite the fact that the interlocutory injunction has not been granted by the Federal High Court, Uyo, Judicial Division.
(4.4) The above principle of law was demonstrated by Honourable Justice EKO, JCA in the case of ABBI v. PRINCEWILL & ORS.(2011) LPELR-3952(CA) when the court said and I quote verbatim below.
"Let me restate the principle for restorative injunction further, where proceedings are pending before a court wherein injunctive reliefs are sought, the party against whom those injunctive reliefs are sought is under obligation to refrain from doing that which is sought to be restrained, even when no temporary order of injunction may have been granted. See EZEGBU v. F.A. T.B. (1991) 1 NWLR (pt. 220) 669 at 725;
Per: EKO, JCA
ABBI v. PRINCEWILL & ORS. (2011) LPELR-3952(CA)
(Pp. 13-14, Paras G-E)
(4.5) As the event unfold in the Supreme Court of Nigeria with respect to the Restoration of CCNL Appeal fixed for hearing on the 23rd day of February, 2016, Anti-Corrosive Vanguard shall publish the blow by blow account of the proceedings .
(4.6) We shall not labour in vein. Amen
(4.7) Thanks for reading.
Name: Yusuf Nurudeen (B. Sc, AAT, ACA)
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