CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting at Akure, delivered by L.J. Akanbi, J on 26th November, 2007, at the time the action was instituted, Ado Ekiti Division of the Federal High court had not been created. After the suit was transferred to Ado Ekiti Judicial Statement signed by J.D Orung, pages iv-v of the printed records of appeal.
The appellants herein were the defendants before the trial court, while the respondent was the plaintiff, in his amended writ of summons dated and amended on 9/10/06 (vide the application, dated 21/3/06 pages 13 - 19, of the records, by which the amended writ of summons was brought in, pages 33-34 of the records.) The plaintiff's claim at the trial court against the defendants jointly and severally is as follows:
a) "A declaration that the termination of the plaintiff (sic) appointment under defendants by the defendants and contained in a letter of termination ref…