ABUBAKAR MU’AZU LAMIDO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kano Division delivered on 14th day of December, 2016 by Mani, J. (of blessed memory). At the trial, the Respondents were the Claimants while the Appellant was the Defendant. The claim against the Defendant/Appellant before the trial Court is for the following reliefs:-
1. A DECLARTION that the claimants as ex-employees of the Respondent are each entitled to the entitlement/amount due as respectively contained in the Respondent’s letter and payment schedule dated 15th May, 2014.
2. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the Respondent to pay each of the claimants suing his entitlement (amount) due as is contained in the Respondent’s letter and column 6 of the payment schedules dated 15th May, 2014 which is all calculated to be in the sum of N41,762,681.80 (Forty-One Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand, Six Hundred and Eigh…