FEDERAL AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA V. SYLVESTER C. NWOYE

YAKUBU JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The plaintiff/ respondent, had on 6 January 2005 taken out a writ of summons at the Federal High Court, holden at Enugu, in suit No. FHC/EN/CS/3/2005 against the defendant/appellant, wherein the former claimed and prayed for a declaratory and certain injunctive reliefs in connection with the plaintiff’s employment with the defendant. The plaintiff/respondent’s claim indicated that he had been in the employment of the defendant/appellant since 5 May1980 as an assistant technical officer on grade level 06. His appointment was confirmed by the appellant sometime in 1982. He earned some six promotions between 1980 and 1999 in the employment of the appellant, the last being the position of assistant chief electrical superintendent in 1999, on salary grade level 13. He was allocated accommodation in the staff quarters of the appellant, where he lived with his family. However, the relationship between the respondent and the appellant became sour w…