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CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): My Lords, the appellant herein, who had almost risen to the apogee of his career in the Civil Service of the Government of Ekiti State, accepted an offer of appointment as a Commissioner; an appointment which was not only short-lived but which, by some cruel irony, became an albatross around his glorious career: a career that spanned two decades.
Before the appellant's appointment as a Commissioner for Health in the administration of the erstwhile Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Fayose, he was the Chief Medical Officer in the service of the State Government, a relatively obscure, although secured, position. He opted out of his secured career position for the glamour of the position of a Commissioner: a Commissioner whose tenure was unfortunately, truncated by the State of Emergency which was proclaimed in the State on October 19, 2006.
Sequel to the said events of October 19, 2006, he thought he could resume at his form…