ONOGWU & ORS.
V.
BENUE STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS.
ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, J.C.A., (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Benue State High Court, Makurdi Division delivered on 14/2/2006 in Suit No: MHC/415M/2005. In an originating motion brought pursuant to a leave granted on 30/9/2005, the Plaintiffs/Appellants in a representative capacity for themselves and on behalf of re-instated Staff into the Benue State Civil Service seek for the following main reliefs. They are:-
1.(a) An order of MANDAMUS directing the Respondents to re-instate the applicants into the Benue State Civil Service with all their rights, entitlements, and privileges attaching thereto in accordance with relevant stipulations conveyed and described in the Benue State of Nigeria "Government Views and Decisions on the Report of the Review Committee to consider Complaints Arising from the 1995/96 Staff Rationalization Exercise in the Benue State Public Service" dated January 2003 (hereinafter called the January 2003 White P…