ADEKEYE, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellant, Mrs. Kathleen Olaofe, was offered an appointment by the respondent; council of the University of Ibadan as a programmer in the University Computing Centre as from the 1st of July 1969. She rose through the ranks to the level of Chief System Programmer, such qualified her to become the acting director of the centre, a post which she held until she was compulsorily retired from the service of the University by a letter dated the 17th of August 1989. Her retirement was sequel to the recommendations of the visitation panel set up to look into the affairs of the University adopted by the then President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as Visitor of the Institution. In the exercise of his power as Visitor conferred on him by section 8(1) of the University of Ibadan Act 1962 as Amended by section 2 of the University of Ibadan (Amendment) Act No 13 of 197…
OLAOFE
V.
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2001) JELR 53422 (CA)
Court of Appeal 1 Mar 2001 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant, Mrs. Kathleen Olaofe, was compulsorily retired from her position as Chief System Programmer at the University of Ibadan in 1989, following a Visitation Panel’s recommendation approved by the University’s Visitor (then Presi
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/I/37/94
Judges:MORONKEJI OMOTAYO ONALAJA, JCA FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JCA OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JCA
Counsel:E. Abiodun, Esq., (with him, G.B.N. Ogbogbo, Esq.) for the Appellant;
Leonard Ndubuisi, Esq. for the Respondent.
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