Appellant was thereafter called upon to enter upon his defence. In his appeal against the ruling, the Appellant challenged the competence of M. B. Idris, JCA to continue to sit and hear the matter: FHC/CR/56/07 then pending before the Federal High Court, Lagos. The Court of Appeal (hereinafter called “the lower court”) heard arguments in the appeal on 7th February, 2019 and on 24th April, 2019, in the considered judgment the justices of the lower Court unanimously dismissed the appeal – hence this further appeal. This appeal is predicated on facts that are neither complex nor convoluted. The Honourable, Justice M. B. Idris was until 20th June, 2018 a Judge of the Federal High Court. On 20th June, 2018 he was elevated the Court of appeal and on 22nd June, 2018 he took his oath of allegiance and oath of 8