5. A DECLARATION that the Respondent’s sale of NITEL/MTEL along with the Applicants entitlement namely (a) 250 buses worth 1.2 Billion Naira only, (b) life insurance known as workman compensation for 17, 101 workers of 1st Respondent worth 17, 639 Billion Naira Only. (c) Landed property where the facilities of NITEL/MTEL of the Respondent was situated and that compensation which should be paid to members who own this property ought to be paid to the Applicants. 6. A DECLARATION that the Applicants are entitled to their claims/rights entitlements submitted to the liquidator appointed by the Respondent to sell NITEL/MTEL. 7. AN ORDER compelling the Respondent to pay all the Applicants entitlements prayed in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 above. 8. General damages of 2 Billion Naira only to the Applicants for untold hardship 9. Cost of litigation N10 Million Naira only. 10.And any other order this Court can make in the circumstances. 9. The Respondent filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Court contesting that the subject matter of the dispute is an employment issue and is also statute barred as the Applicant did not initiate this action since 2012. However, on the date set for hearing, 24th January, 2019, the Respondents were not in Court to move their application. Consequently, the said preliminary objection was dismissed and the matter was slated to 5th March 2019 for judgment. The Respondents have however not file their defense to the Applicants’ application. ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION. 1. CONSIDERING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 9 (4) OF THE 2005 SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL AS WELL AS ARTICLE 14 OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER, WHETHER THIS COURT IS COMPETENT TO ENTERTAIN THIS SUIT AS CONSTITUTED. 2. WHETHER IN LIGHT OF THE TOTALITY OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE ADDUCED, THE APPLICANTS HAVE SUFFICIENTLY ESTABLISHED THEIR CASE TO GROUND THE RELIEFS SOUGHT. 5