IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA
IN THE ENUGU JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT ENUGU
BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE I. G. NWENEKA
Date: 6th November 2017 Suit No. NICN/EN/73/2015
Between
- Nigerian Union Of Mine Workers
- Pius Ndubuisi Ezeugwu
- Gloria Chukwuemezie Claimants/Respondents
[Zonal Organising Secretary and Typist of Nigerian Union of Mine Workers, Occupying the Zonal Office at No. 14a & B Bassey Street, Asata Mine Quarters Ogbete Enugu.]
AND
- Bureau Of Public Enterprise [Bpe] Defendant/Applicant
- Nigerian Coal Corporation [Ncc]
- C. A. Chizea & Co. Ltd. Defendant/Applicant
- Mr. Everistus Ibe
- Mr. Anigbo Celsius Defendants/Respondents
- Mrs. Achara N. Hope
REPRESENTATION:
- Anunta Esq. for the Claimant/Respondent with Mrs. E. K. Umunna
Dr. O. B. Akinola for the 1st Defendant/Applicant
- O. Edeh Esq. for the 3rd Defendant/Applicant with C. V. Ezeh
- C. N. Agugbue Esq. for the 5th Defendant/party sought to be joined
- T. Chime Esq. for the 6th Defendant
RULING/JUDGMENT
- The Claimant commenced this suit against the 1st to the 4th Defendants by General Form of Complaint dated 12th June 2015 praying the Court for:
- A declaration that Nigerian Union of Mine Workers is different from Nigerian Coal Corporation, and covers a wider scope of interest outside that of only Coal Miners/Coal Corporation staff.
- A declaration that the property situate at No. 14A & B Bassey Street, Asata Mine Quarters, Ogbete Enugu belongs to 1st Claimant [Nigerian Union of Mine Workers] by virtue of the regularization of the allocation by 2nd Defendant [Nigerian Coal Corporation].
- A declaration that it is illegal, null and void, and of no effect and amounts to trespass for the Defendants to re-allocate and monetize, or attempt to re-allocate in order to monetize, the property situate at No. 14A & B Bassey Street, Asata Mine Quarters, Ogbete Enugu, to any other person outside the owner and occupier, being the 1st Claimant [Nigerian Union of Mine Workers].
