Okoye Chukwudi J
HELD:
"It is pertinent to note that since the inception of the suit, there is nothing to show that any of those represented has challenged the authority of the named applicants to represent them.
HELD:
"In Otapo Vs Sunmonu (1987) LPELR-2822 (SC) @ 27 - E-F, it was held as follows:
HELD:
HELD:
"A representative action is an action brought or defended by a named person or some named persons on behalf of a group of persons who have the same interest or grievance.
WRITTEN BY Prof. Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt.
INTRODUCTION
I grew up in the village in the sixties - my then rustic but very beautiful village of Iviukwe, near Agenebode, Edo State. With forests, game and nature as our only inseparable partners, I sat down and listened to my unread, but very intelligent and wise parents; and the greying elders, as they piloted the affairs of our community with commendable efficiency and proficiency. They used sundry endearing proverbs and parables to unknot difficult puzzles. Proverbs were always the palm oil with which words were eaten, as Chinua Achebe most admirably put it in his epic, “Things Fall Apart”).
HELD:
"In the instant appeal, it is not in dispute that the suit which gave rise to this appeal arose on 29th September, 2000 which was the date the Appellant retired from the service of Edo State.
HELD:
"...the Appellant ought to have instituted his action within three months from the 28th and 29th of September 2000, when the letters disengaging him from the Civil Service of Edo State, were issued.
HELD:
"The Appellant's main line of argument in this appeal is that the 1st Respondent who removed him from office and on whose instruction the Appellant was prematurely retired is not a public officer to be protected by Section 2(a) of the Public Officers Protection Law of Bendel State, applicable to Edo State.
HELD:
"It is important to note that recourse will only be had to the Interpretation Act/Law where the applicable statute or the Constitution is unclear or does not define or explain the term or phrase in issue.
HELD:
"Section 3 of the Interpretation Law Cap 16 Vol. III Laws of Bendel State 1976 applicable to Edo State, defines a Public Officer thus: -