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EMMANUEL J. IWUCHUKWU V. ENGINEER DAVID C. NWIZU & DAVE ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD.

(1994) JELR 41511 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.232/1989  •  15 Jul 1994  •  Nigeria

Coram
MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI JSC EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU JSC YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO JSC

Judgement

UWAIS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant was the plaintiff in the Federal High Court holden at Enugu, where he instituted an action against the respondents as defendants. In the action the appellant claimed as follows, as per paragraph 12 of his statement of claim:-

"Whereof the plaintiff claims against the defendants jointly and severally as follows:-

(1) A declaration that the purported removal of the plaintiff as Executive Director of the 2nd defendant by the 1st defendant is ultra vires, null and void and of no effect.

(2) An order compelling the 1st defendant, his servants and/or agents whatsoever to restore all the aforesaid entitlements legally due to the plaintiff as such Executive Director.

(3) An injunction restraining the 1st defendants, (sic) his servants and/or agents in whatsoever capacity, from interfering in anyway with the continued enjoyment of the aforesaid entitlements due to the plaintiff as such Executive Director. In the alternative. The pl…

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