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GATEWAY BANK OF NIG. PLC
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ABOSEDE

(2001) JELR 52888 (CA)

Court of Appeal 5 Jun 2001 Nigeria
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- The respondent (Abosede), employed by Gateway Bank, challenged his termination (29 March 1994), alleging wrongful dismissal, breach of contract, and breach of natural justice; he also claimed for stoppage of operation of his bank accounts

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Suit Number:CA/I/15/98
Judges:SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JCA (Presided) MORONKEJI OMOTAYO ONALAJA, JCA OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JCA (Read the Lead Judgment)
Counsel:Professor T. Osipitan (with him Mr. T. A. Ojedokun) - for the Appellant. -*- Mr. S. T. A. Raji - for the Respondent.

ADEKEYE, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Ogun State, Abeokuta Judicial Division, delivered on the 18th of March 1997.

In the writ of summons filed by the plaintiff before the court,. Adebiyi Julius Abosede, superceeded (?) by paragraph 34 of his statement of claim the undermentioned reliefs were claimed:- Declaration that the purported termination of the plaintiff’s employment by the defendant vide letter reference No. ADM/ GM/BK dated 29th of March, 1994, is wrongful, in breach of contract, the conditions of service and the rules of natural justice. An order directing the defendant to pay to the plaintiff his arrears of salaries and other allowances from the lst of March, 1994 until the day of judgment and thereafter until the plaintiff’s employment is lawfully terminated.

Declaration that the purported stoppage by the defendant ofthe operation by the plaintiff of his current and savings accounts with the defendant at its Ab…

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