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IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT LAGOS BEFORE HER LORDSHIP HON. JUSTICE O.A. OBASEKI-OSAGHAE DATE: March 12, 2015 SUIT NO. NICN/LA/205/2014 BETWEEN 1. AKINOLA RAMONI LAWAL 2. WASIU SIKIRU 3. MOSHOOD LASISI 4. RAFIU AJAO CLAIMANTS 5. JOHN OLANREWAJU 6. JIMOH ALIU 7. SEGUN TAIWO AND 1. IBRAHIM ALADE 2. WALE ODUBANJO 3. TAJUDEEN GBADAMOSI 4. TAJUDEEN OLANIYAN DEFENDANTS 5. SUNDAY OLALEKAN 6. NURTW OGUN STATE COUNCIL 7. NURTW HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA REPRESENTATION RULING 1. An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants whether by themselves and or their agents or privies from disturbing and or preventing the claimants in discharge of their duties as a branch executive member of Owode Yewa N.U.R.T.W offices, parks and -garages within Owode Yewa pending the hearing and determination of this suit. 2. An order of interlocutory injuction restraining the defendants whether by themselves. their agents and or their privies from further invasion of claimants’ Union branch office at No 56 Idiroko road, Owode Yewa, Units, motor garage and parks within Owode Yewa pending the hearing and determination of the suit units, motor garages and parks in and around entire Owode Yewa, pending the hearing and determination of the suit. 3. An order of interlocutory injuction restraining the 1st – 5th defendants whether by themselves, their agents and or their privies from parading themselves and or presenting themselves as Chairman and or Members of Owode Yewa Executive Council of the claimants’ Union in Owode Yewa pending the hearing and determination of this suit. 4. An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 6th – 7th defendants whether by itself and or its officials or privies from recognizing, approving and or imposing the defendants as the Owode Yewa Executive Council of the Claimants’ Union in Ogun State, as the branch executive members of Owode Yewa N.U.R.T.W and or pending the hearing and determination of this suit. 5. And for such order or further orders as this Honourable Court may deem to make in the circumstances. WRITTEN ADDRESS LEGAL ISSUE Whether the claimants/applicants are entitle to the relief sought. ARGUMENT I, respectfully submit Sir that the claimants/applicants are entitle to the relief sought for. Sir, by virtue of general provisions of the Union Article 42(4) (ii) the claimants/applicants were elected into office in July 2008 and were to hold office for four (4) years by virtue of Article 42 (4) (vi) which means the tenure of office of the claimant/applicant was to lapsed in June 2012. The act of the defendants/respondents was hooliganism which is against the Constitution of the Union by Article 30 a breach of fundamental rights of the applicants. The claimants/applicants had taken reasonable steps to complain the action of the defendants/respondents for 2 years by virtue of exhibits RL4-8 before it was instituted before the Honourable Court. Article 31 (1) (2) of the Union Constitution make this court as court of last resort for the applicants to seek redress.