KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By his amended statement of claim dated 28th November 2000 filed at the High court of Rivers state, holden at Port Harcourt the respondent herein, as plaintiff, sought the following reliefs against the appellant as defendant:
a. A declaration that the purported summary dismissal of the Plaintiff by letter dated 30th April, 1984 is wrongful and unlawful and against the laid down conditions of service and practice of the Defendant's company.
b. That the plaintiff is therefore entitled to full benefits of all his entitlements in the U.T.C. pension fund, the National Provident Fund Contributions.
c. An injunction to restrain the Defendant from tampering with the status quo of the parties vis-a-vis entitlement prior to the date of summary dismissal letter dated 30th April, 1984.
AND OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
d. The plaintiff claims N750, 000.00 as damages for the unlawful and wrongful dismissal of the Plaintiff by…