<p><strong> ORJI-ABADUA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> By the statement of claim filed by the plaintiff, now the appellant, at the Federal High Court, in the Kaduna Judicial Division, on 19 January 2001, he claimed against the respondents thus:</p><p>“(i) A declaration that the termination of his employment by a letter dated 24 October 2000 is wrongful, contrary to rules and regulations governing conditions of service, arbitrary, in breach of principles of fair hearing and therefore null and void <em> ab initio</em>.</p><p> (ii) An order declaring that the plaintiff was not given fair hearing before the termination of his appointment by the defendants which is in contravention of the procedure precedent to termination of appointment. </p><p>(iii) A declaration that the plaintiff is still a lawful employee and still in the service of the defendants notwithstanding the termination of appointment letter dated 24 October 2000 given to the plaintiff.</p><p>(iv) An order setting aside the termination of appointment letter dated 24 …</p>