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THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC BAUCHI & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112936 (SC)

Supreme Court 7 Jun 2024 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC/892/2015
Judges:JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA, JSC HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, JSC JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR. JSC
Counsel:Dr. S. A.T Abubakar (with him, B.E. Asuquo, Esq.) for the Appellant; No legal representation for the Respondents.

JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC: The appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Jos division delivered on 1st June 2015 in Appeal No. CA/J/269/2008 where in the Appellant's appeal against the judgment of the trial Federal High Court Jos division in suit No. FHC/J/SC/5/07 delivered on 17th October 2007 was dismissed.

The Appellant was employed in the services of the 1st respondent vide a letter of employment dated 20th October 1994 as Lecturer II in the Department of Accountancy Federal Polytechnic Bauchi on temporary basis. His Appointment was confirmed with effect from 16th November 1994 vide Exhibit 2 a letter dated 16th November 1997.

By a letter dated 6th December 2006, the employment of the Appellant was terminated for "services no longer required" the Appellant was aggrieved with the termination which he viewed as wrongful and approached the trial Federal High Court sitting in Jos and challenged the termination vide a writ of summons filed on 16th January 2007 and seeks the f…

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