The respondent as plaintiff before the High Court of Akwa Ibom State sitting in Uyo instituted proceedings against the appellant, wherein he sought the sum ofN355,OOO.OO (three hundred and fifty-five thousand naira) being balance of contract fee owed it by the appellant on a completed contract and 21 % interest on the said sum till judgment is delivered; he also claimed the sum ofN500,OOO.OO (five hundred thousand naira) for breach of the said contract by the appellant which was for painting of the appellant’s residence, church offices and fence.

Going by Section 8(4) of the constitution of the Federation, has the Court the jurisdiction to excise a community from it’s present local government to another local government based on agitation, without the process of boundary adjustment as the law requires.

AS I have stated in several for a recently, the Nigerian Judiciary is in urgent need of radical surgical reform. We must rise above the daunting challenges of today and restore hope and confidence in the judicial system. The importance of a credible, efficient, independent, impartial, honest and virile judiciary in building a stable democratic nation cannot be I overemphasized; it is indeed· a necessary pillar of constitutional democracy and a necessary ingredient .. towards building a peaceful and decent society.

THE NDS/EFCC Survey 2007 shows that crime and corruption is a major concern of the business community. Over 75% of over 2,200 businessmen interviewed said that crime and insecurity and corruption represent very serious obstacles to doing business in Nigeria.

Going by Section 8(4) of the constitution of the Federation, has the Court the jurisdiction to excise a community from it’s present local government to another local government based on agitation, without the process of boundary adjustment as the law requires. – Austin Neme