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AMODU
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AMODE & ANOR.

(1990) JELR 42974 (SC)

Supreme Court 7 Sep 1990 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.46/1989
Judges:MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAIDU KAWU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:J. O. Ijaodola For Appellant Wole Olanipekun (with him, S.A. Yusuf) For Respondent
Other Citations:Amodu v. Amode (1990) 5 NWLR (Pt.150)356 (1990) 9-10 S.C 61

AGBAJE, J.S.C. (Delivering The Leading Judgment): The plaintiff, Mr. E.O. Amodu, sued the defendants, Dr. J. O. Amode, Principal, and the Kwara State College of Technology in an Ilorin High Court claiming against them as follows:

"The plaintiff's claim is for

(1) a DECLARATION

(a) that the purported termination of the plaintiff's appointment by a letter from the first defendant dated the 17th April, 1980 to the plaintiff allegedly on behalf of the second defendant is null and void as the sale administrator's office had terminated on or before 15/4/80 and a governing council had not been set up by His Excellency, the Governor of Kwara State Alhaji Adamu Atta and

(1) that the plaintiff is entitled to his emolument until the determination of this suit and thereafter until the plaintiff is legitimately relieved of his post and

(ii) a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and/or their agents and/or servants from filling the plaintiff's post until the plaintiff is legitimately…

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