MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant had taken out a writ of summons from the Registry of the F.C.T. High court (to be called High court hereafter) claiming declarative reliefs, payment of outstanding salaries, severance benefits and general damages against the Respondents for wrongful termination of contract of employment. The 1st and 2nd Respondents objected to the competence of the High court to entertain the suit on the ground that the 1st, 2nd and 4th Respondents are agencies of the Federal Government over which that Court had no jurisdiction. In reaction to the objection, the Appellant contended that though the 1st, 2nd and 4th Respondents are contract of employment and so the High court had the jurisdiction to entertain it. In a ruling delivered on 17/12/07, the High Court upheld the objection and held that the suit arose from the administrative and executive decision of the Respondents which was caught up by the provisions of Section 25…
ODUNZE
V.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS.
(2010) JELR 40578 (CA)
Court of Appeal 15 Dec 2010 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/71/2008
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
REGINA OBIAGELI NWODO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:O. J. Aboje For Appellant
Onyebuchi Obeta - for the 1st and 2nd Respondents.3rd and 4th Respondents absent and not represented. Both served on 7/10/10. For Respondent
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