Facts
The Appellants commenced an action against the Respondents at Federal High Court, Calabar Judicial Division, by way of Originating Summons in which they sought inter alia, a declaration that the 1st Respondent’s constitution which ought to have been submitted by the 2nd Respondent for the purpose of registering the 1st Respondent with the 3rd Respondent ought to be a certain 2003 constitution and not the 2005 constitution. They Appellants alleged that the 2nd Respondent concealed the existence of the 2003 constitution which was the only constitution ratified at the National Convention of the 1st Respondent, from the 3rd Respondent. The case of the Appellants was that they are members of the Church of Christ the Good Shepherd and they found out that the 2nd Respondent, who is the Most Senior Apostle and General Overseer of the 1st Respondent, used the 2005 constitution which was not approved at the National Convention of the Church to register the Church with the 3rd Respondent. They claimed that their interests under the 2003 Constitution were compromised in the 2005 Constitution and the same was being used by the 2nd Respondent to harass and intimidate the Appellants.
