From the foregoing, the issues were joined between the Plaintiffs and the Defendant bordering on violation of the Plaintiffs right to self- determination, the right to the management of their resources among others. The cases raises issues on preliminary and substantive issues. Consequently, the Court will consider them in that light. 9.1: PRELIMINARY OBJECTION In deciding on the preliminary objection raised by the defendant, this court has to consider the following issues: 1. Whether this application as conceived and constituted can be entertained by this court. 2. Whether the Plaintiffs have disclosed a reasonable cause of action 9.2: SUBSTANTIVE APPLICATION Whether from the facts presented, the Plaintiffs have led sufficient evidence to substantiate their claims against the Defendants 9.3: ON WHETHER THE APPLICATION AS CONCEIVED AND CONSTITUTED CAN BE ENTERTAINED BY THIS COURT. Whereas the Plaintiffs allege a violation of their human rights as enshrined in Articles 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 21, 22, and 24 of the African Charter on Human Peoples Rights (ACHPR), Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 12