ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the final judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (the trial court), delivered on the 8th of February, 2013 by Honourable Justice U. A. Inyang, wherein the trial court entered judgment in favour of the Respondent against the Appellant. The judgment of the trial court is at pages 127 – 190 of the Record of Appeal.
The briefs facts of the case leading to this appeal are that the Respondent, as Claimant, instituted an action against the Appellant as Defendant at the trial court, vide Writ of Summons filed on 29th December, 2009, wherein the Respondent claimed the following reliefs.
A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to his December salary from the defendant having worked for the said month.
A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to one month’s salary in lieu of notice as contained in the defendant’s letter dated 31st December, 2008.
A declaration that the plaintiff…