AYONRONMI
V.
NNPC
SAULAWA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice A. I. Chikere of the Federal High Court, sitting atAbuja, delivered on 19 March 2007, wherein the court struck out the appellant’s (plaintiff at the lower court) suit for being statute barred, sequel to an application brought by the respondent’s counsel, challenging the trial court’s jurisdiction to entertain the suit, as same was statute barred.
The appellant, vide a writ of summons, filed 6 March 2003, and a further amended particulars of claim, filed on 15 June 2006, brought thisaction against the respondent (defendant of the lower court) claiming as follows: A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to be restored to duty from his suspension in accordance with the provisions of the defendant’s guidelines and conditions of service touching on suspension from duty, a half pay of its self. A declaration that the refusal of the defendants to recall the plaintiff from suspension fro…