FABIYI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling handed out by Saula J. while sitting at the High Court of Justice, Shagamu, Ogun State of Nigeria on 30th May, 2002. The trial Judge struck out the appellant’s application dated 11th February, A 2002. The respondent herein, as plaintiff at the lower court both in his writ of summons and statement of claim dated 28th July, 1997 and 12th November, 1997, respectively, claimed against the appellant as follows:- “1. An order of declaration that the purported termination of the plaintiff’s employment by the defendant on or about the 5th day of July, 1996 is wrongful, illegal, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
The sum of two million naira (N2,000,000) being special and general damages suffered by the plaintiff as a result of the purported termination. Alternatively,
The plaintiff seeks an order re-instating him to his regular post without loss of seniority and or benefit with effect from the 5th day of J…