15. .On 12th i February 2014, the 1st and 2nd defendants filed an
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application to withdraw their preliminary objections dated
19th September 2011.
16. On 3rd March 2014, plaintiffs filed their final address.
17. On 28th March 2014, the 1st and 2nd defendants filed a
motion for extension of time to file their final address and
for dee1ning the attached final address duly filed and served.
18. On 14th April 2014, the 3rd - 5th defendants filed an
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application for extension of time to file their final written
address and for deeming the attached address duly filed and
served. -
FACTS AS PRESENTED BY PLAINTIFFS
19. The plaintiffs' case is that the Rivers State Government,
with the complicity or support of the Federal Government,
was planning
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a large-scale
demolition
of
the
City's
waterfront settlement without adequate consultation
with
affected communities.
20. In July 2008, Rivers State announced that all waterfronts
will
be demolished
and the Njen1anze waterfront,
a