- 23 - The Court’s Power Of Inquiry 6.9.11. This Court is invited to inquire into whether the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants have not violated the rights of the Plaintiffs as guaranteed by the regional protocols and treaties as entered into by the signatory state Nigeria and by its principal state actors, it agents and organs. 6.9.12. This Court, like its international counterpart including the ICJ is imbued with enormous powers to ensure entrenched enforcement, for some form of political rectitude among signatory nations in the areas of abuse of power and violation of member citizens’ human rights and not to be viewed lightly as a mere routine Court only for police and immigration rights violation purposes only and neglecting the more serious issues of the abuse of the undue appropriation of State apparatus and properties to disadvantage and violation of rights of opposing/opponent political parties at the time of elections as exemplified in this case leading to serious violation of the Plaintiffs human rights and the African Charter and Regional Protocols. 6.9.13. The Regional Protocol on Good Governance, specifically, is completely violated by 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants’ Member State and principal agents and State actors. 6.9.14. Conclusion: Plaintiffs urge this Court to dismiss the 1st and 2nd Defendants’ Preliminary Objections with heavy costs and proceed to expeditiously hear the Plaintiffs case as presented before this Honorable Court. 7. ISSUES PRESENTED FOR DETERMINATION 7.0. The above claims and counterclaims of the parties have raised some very important and interesting issues, but we are however left with the foundational question to be answered by this Court, as follows: “Whether or not this Honorable Court has the jurisdiction to hear this suit?” In order to answer this question, there are however, sub-issues which border on this main issue: 7.1. Whether or not this Court has in personam jurisdiction over the Defendants?