ALHAJI MOHAMMED BALA AUDU V. PETROLEUM EQUALISATION FUND (MANAGEMENT) BOARD & ANOR.

MARY U. PETER-ODILI, J.C.A: The appeal stems from the decision of the Federal High Court of Nigeria Abuja, Coram, Honourable Justice S.J, Adah which decision was delivered on the 17th November, 2006 against the Plaintiff who being dissatisfied has appealed to this court upon a Notice of Appeal filed on 16/2/07 and the Notice of Appeal had five grounds which I shall state hereunder without its particulars namely:-

GROUND 1:

The Honourable Trial Court erred in law when it held that the employment of the Appellant (Plaintiff) did not have statutory flavour but purely a simple contracted master servant relationship.

GROUND 2:

The Honourable Trial Court erred in law when it held the employment of the appellant (Plaintiff) was not governed by the Federal Civil Service Rules.

GROUND 3:

The Honourable Trial Court erred in law when it held that the termination of the Plaintiffs (six) employment with the 1st Defendant was proper legitimate and lawful, despite its earlier finding of fact that t…