UKIRI
V.
FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION & ANOR.

(2010) JELR 40146 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/A/147/08 · 14 Apr 2010 · Nigeria

CORAM

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABDU ABOKI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBADE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellant

cause of action

respondents

action

nwlr part

learned trial judge

letter

learned counsel

lower court

statement of claim

final determination of the source of the offer

following cases

assistant chief accountant

temporary appointment

2nd respondent

appellate court

deputy director

honourable court

laws of the federation of nigeria

public officer

said exhibit

behalf of the parties

charge of delta state

commencement of an action

conclusion of hearing

constitutional powers

exercise of his duties

facts of the case

federal housing authority

first respondent

following reliefs

ikire vs edierok

judgment of the federal high court

leading judgment

limitation of time

months period

office of the accountant general of the federation

paragraph a

paragraph c

paragraph g

part of the grounds of appeal

said judgment

said letter exhibit

suit no-fhc

whole action

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Federal High Court sitting at Abuja in Suit No-FHC/ABJ/563/05 which was delivered on 20th day of February, 2008.

Briefly the facts of the case are that the appellant as plaintiff commenced an action at the lower Court in which he claimed against the Respondents the following reliefs:-

"(a) A declaration that the verbal directives given by the Defendants that the plaintiff be suspended and/or stopped from the exercise of his duties as a Deputy Director and the actual suspension and/or stoppage from duty without pay since September 2003, is irregular illegal null and void.

(b) A declaration that the directives given by the Defendants that me plaintiff assume duty as Assistant Chief Accountant in grade level 13 is irregular, illegal, null and void.

(c) An order directing the Defendants to recall the plaintiff as a Deputy Director without any prejudice to his rights and privileges.…

UKIRI V. FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION & ANOR.

UKIRI
V.
FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION & ANOR.