requirements for the grant of mining license and were so disqualified on the sole ground that they are from the Niger Delta. In all, the Plaintiffs case is unmeritorious, and should be dismissed in its entirety. DECISION: The Court adjudicating in a public sitting after hearing the parties in the last resort after deliberating according to law: 1. AS TO ADMISSIBILITY: DECLARES: i. That the suit is admissible with regard to the personal rights of the Plaintiffs alleged to have been violated; and all preliminary objections to the suit be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. 2. AS TO THE MERITS Declares that Plaintiffs case is unmeritorious and should be dismissed in its entirety on the basis of the reasons adduced above. 3. AS TO COSTS: Parties should bear their own costs. Dated at Abuja this 10th day of October, 2017. 30