ALHAJI ABBA ASHEIK V. GOVERNOR OF BORNO STATE & ORS

MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant, Alhaji Abba Asheik, was the Director of personnel acting on grade level 15 with Magumeri Local Government of Borno State. He has all along been subject to the general control, in respect of promotion, transfer and discipline of the Borno State Local Service Commission until it was abolished by the president in his budget speech in January 1992. On 12th March, 1992 the appellant received a letter from the Director- General in the office of the Deputy Governor in which the appellant was transferred from magumeri to Maute Local Government. The following day i.e. 13th March, 1992, he received another letter from the said Director- General in which the earlier letter was withdrawn and the appellant was instead asked to report to the Director-General for another posting. The appellant was eventually transferred to the Borno State Environmental Sanitation Board as an Assistant Director on Grade Level 14. The appellant was agg…