OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice P. F. Olayiwola of the Federal High Court sitting at Ilorin delivered on 18th March, 2005. The appellant herein was the plaintiff at the High Court and the respondents herein were the defendants.
The appellant joined the service of the 1st respondent in 1991 and as at the year 2000 he was a senior lecturer in English in the Department of Modern European Languages, Faculty of Arts of the University of Ilorin. He was thus a Senior Academic Staff of the University. The appellant sometime in February 2000 was awarded the Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellowship by Western Germany. The appellant applied for study leave from the authorities of the University. He was supposed to resume in Germany by 29th March. As a result of time constraint, he later sought executive approval from the 4th respondent - the Vice Chancellor. He left the country for the fellowship programmed before and…