HALIDU MUSA & 31 ORS
V.
THE GOVERNOR OF ADAMAWA STATE & 2 ORS

SANUSI KADO, J (Delivering the judgment of the court):

1. The Claimants took out Originating Summons dated 9th day of August 2019 and filed on the same day. The Originating Summons was brought pursuant to Order 3 Rule 3 of the National Industrial Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2017 and section 6(6)(A) and (B) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, (as amended). In the Originating Summons three questions were presented for resolution. They are:-

1. Whether by the provision of section 3 of the Adamawa State Local Government Establishment and Administration (Amendment) Law, 2017 and the tenure of appointment of the Claimants as contained in the Claimants' individual Letters of Appointments as Development Area Administrators dated the 25th day of September 2018, the 1st defendant was right when he relieved Claimants of their appointments on the 6th June, 2019, four months to the completion of their Tenure?

2. Whether having not completely served out the term of their app…