AMAIZU JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice Ajayi of the Kwara State High Court of Justice, holden at Omu-Aran Judicial Division. The judgment was delivered on the 13th day of October, 1994. Briefly, the facts of this case are as follows: The plaintiff in the court below, now the 1st respondent, was employed by the Kwara State Investment Corporation, now the 2nd respondent, as an Assistant Executive Officer. He was later promoted to the post of an executive officer. On the 25th day of April, 1984, he was dismissed from his employment, by letter No. GM/C/122 of that date.
On the 20th of January, 1988, the respondent wrote the General Manager, Kwara Investment Company Ltd. imploring him to reconsider the order of dismissal hanging on him. In his reply to the petition, the acting General Manager, Kwara Investment Company Ltd., informed the 1st respondent that the decision to dismiss him from service was taken outside the 2nd respon…