STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of National Industrial Court sitting at Calabar delivered on the 28th day of November, 2013 by O. A. Obaseki Osaghae, J.
The claim of the Appellants as Claimants at the Court below is for:-
a. A DECLARATION that the Claimants are entitled to all the rights and privileges of an employee of the Defendant having being (sic) so declared by the Court of Appeal.
b. AN ORDER of Court directing the Defendant to pay the Claimants all the benefits and entitlements accruable to them as employee in the employment of the Defendant but was unjustifiably denied.
c. AN ORDER of Court directing the Defendant to pay the Claimants the sum of N389,110,026.55k, N268,129,824.26k, N249,129,662.60k and N234,046,661.85k respectively being their unpaid salaries, benefits and allowances, accruable to them as employees of the Defendant but was unreasonably and unjustifiably denied.
d. AN ORDER of Court directing the D…