STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.C.A. (Delivering The Leading Judgment).: This is an appeal against the judgment of T. O. Awotoye J. of the High Court of Osun State holden at Ilesha in Suit No. HOS/68/2000 DR. S.A.O. ADEGOKE V. OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION delivered on the 5th day of October, 2005. It is perhaps necessary for the records to state that this case was filed at the Osogbo Judicial Division of the High Court where hearing was commenced by Awotoye J. and had to be continued with and determined to finality by Awotoye J. upon his transfer to Ilesha High Court. At the court below, the Appellant as Plaintiff had by paragraph 17 of the Amended Statement of Claim dated the 20th day of June, 2005 and contained at page 11 of the Record of Appeal claimed against the Respondent as Defendant as follows:-
1. A declaration that the purported retirement of the Plaintiff by the Defendant as contained in the Defendant's letter dated 1st June, 1999 is wrongful, unconstitutional, null and void an…