ALIU
V.
UNIPETROL (NIGERIA) LTD

(1993) JELR 39946 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/K/36/90 · 24 May 1993 · Nigeria

CORAM

UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OFR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MURITALA AREMU OKUNOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SIMEON ADEBAYO ODUWOLE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

respondent

appellant

reason

learned counsel

exhibit c

learned trial judge

disciplinary committee

appointment of the appellant

supreme court

30th july

contract of service

fair hearing

lower court

above question

above reasons

action of the respondent

alhaji ade aliu

appellant rose

assistant district manager

case of olatunbosun v

circumstances of the case warrant

defendants board of directors

divisional manager of defendant company

end of the trial

following declarations

following manner

following words

housing allowance

kano high court

leading judgment

learned judge

months notice

mr. uddoh

muritala aremu okunola

n.i.s.e.r. council

plaintiffs conditions of service

problem of the appellant

provisions of exhibit c

reason of the alleged wrongful acts

relationship of master

sanusi chiroma j.

simeon adebayo oduwole

special damages of n369,018.00

sum of n8,000.00

time of the purported termination of his employment

warning letter

warning letter mr. uddoh

written agreement

wrongful termination of appointment

years of active service

UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Alhaji Ade Aliu, who is the appellant in this appeal, was employed as an Assistant District Manager by Unipetrol (Nigeria) Limited on the 26th January, 1979. The appellant rose to the rank of Divisional Manager in charge of Kano Division. The problem of the appellant with his employers arose when he issued to one of his subordinates, Mr. Uddoh, a warning letter for dereliction of duties.

In response to the warning letter Mr. Uddoh made very strong allegations against the appellant that he, the appellant, had sold 3 pumps to one Alhaji Alin Baffa for the sum of N8,000.00. The respondent ordered for investigation of the allegation and after the appellant had appeared before a Disciplinary Committee the respondent terminated his employment.

Aggrieved over the action of the respondent the appellant commenced an action by a writ of summons in a Kano High Court in which he averred that the respondent, without any just cause and with…

ALIU V. UNIPETROL (NIGERIA) LTD

ALIU
V.
UNIPETROL (NIGERIA) LTD