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IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAWSAN

IN THE LAWSAN NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL


HOLDEN VIRTUALLY

SUIT NO: LNJC/SN02/2024


MOTION NO:
BETWEEN:

CHUKWUDI CHINANZA ONYEAGHALA…………….


CLAIMANT/APPLICANT
AND
1. THE LAWSAN NATIONAL SENATE
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LAWSAN

MOTION ON NOTICE
BROUGHT PURSUANT TO ORDER 55 RULE 2 OF THE FCT HIGH
COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES, 2018 AND UNDER THE INHERENT
POWERS OF THIS HONORABLE COURT
TAKE NOTICE that this honourable court shall be moved on the. ………….day 2024 at the
hour of 9.00am or so soon thereafter as the Counsel will be heard on behalf of the Claimant
/Applicant for an application notifying the court of change of Counsel and as well praying the
court for the following RELIEFS:
1. AN ORDER OF this honorable court granting the Application of the Appellant to change
his counsel
2. AN ORDER OF this honourable court mandating the Registry and the Respondent to
further channel all processes through the new counsel.
3. AND FOR SUCH FURTHER ORDERS as this honorable court may deem fit to make
in the circumstances of this case.
ALSO TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the ground of this motion is as follow:
1. The Applicant Counsel is by law barred from further appearance before any court as he
has been elevated to the bench as a Judge of the National LAWSAN Court
2. The Applicant is desirous of being represented by counsel of his choice.
DATED 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024

PREPARED BY:

______________
N.O. KEULERE ✅

M.F. SANNI (MISS)

S.O. AGADA

Counsel for the Applicant,


Realist Chambers,
Faculty of law,
A.B.U, Zaria,
Kaduna State
Email:
mbamj1012@gmail.com
Tel: 09058688488
FOR SERVICE ON:
THE DEFENDANTS
C/O THEIR COUNSEL
IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAWSAN
IN THE LAWSAN NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL
HOLDEN VIRTUALLY

SUIT NO: LNJC/SN02/2024


MOTION NO:
BETWEEN:

1. CHUKWUDI CHINANZA ONYEAGHALA…………….


APPLICANT/APPELLANT
AND
1. THE LAWSAN NATIONAL SENATE
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LAWSAN

AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION ON NOTICE


I, CHUKWUDI CHINANZA ONYEAGHALA, Male, Adult, Christian, of Faculty of Law,
University of Calabar, do hereby make oath and state as follows:
1. That I am the Claimant in this case and by virtue of my position, I am conversant with the
facts and circumstances of this case.
2. That I earlier engage the service of J.O. Yusuf to represent me in this case.
3. That I know as of fact that J.O. Yusuf has been elevated to the National LAWSAN
Judiciary by virtue of which he cannot continue with the representation.
4. That his letter of appointment into the bench is annexed to this affidavit as EXHIBIT A
5. That I know as of fact that I have the constitutional right to be represented by any counsel
of my choice.
6. That I am desirous of being represented and by virtue of which I have engage the service
of new counsel.
7. That my new counsel are as follows:
a. N.O. Keulere from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
b. M.F. Sanni (miss) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
c. S.O. Agada from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
8. That I know as of fact that who to represent me is not the business of the court or of the
Defendant
9. That this application is not prejudicial to the Respondents and as such it is in the best
interest of justice to grant same.
10. That I depose to this affidavit in good faith, good conscience and sincerely believe its
contents to be true in accordance to oaths Act 2004.

DEPONENT

SWORN AT THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL COURT REGISTRY, KONGO

Dated this 23rd day of September, 2024

BEFORE ME

…………………………………

COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS

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