ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant lodged this appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court, sitting at Calabar Division, Coram Hon. Justice O. A. Obaseki-Osaghae, J. delivered on June 13, 2014 in Suit No. NICN/CA/83/2013, wherein the reliefs sought by the Appellant, as claimant were dismissed with costs of N20,000.00.
The facts leading to this appeal, as discernible from the Record of Appeal are as follows: The Appellant, who was a Lecturer II in the Respondent's Department of English and Literary Studies, applied for promotion to Lecturer I, upon a Memo sent by the Registrar of the Respondent to all Deans of Faculties, Provosts, Directors of Institutes and Heads of Departments calling for Academic Staff who were due for promotion to submit their works and articles through their respective Heads of Departments for the purpose of the 2012 Assessment and Promotion. The Appellant submitted the required items through his Head of De…