<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </strong>This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, delivered on 26th July, 2013, in <strong>Suit No. NICN/ABJ/149/2012.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">The appellant as claimant instituted this action at the trial court and claimed against the Respondents as Defendants all the reliefs as per the statement of claim, thus:</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>A Declaration that the purported letter of retirement of the claimant by the defendants is wrongful, null and void unjustifiable and of no legal effect.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>A Declaration that the 1st defendant cannot vide the letter of retirement with reference No. 6231. 5.5/S.S/VOL.II/T2/87 dated 25th October, 2006 purporting to retire plaintiff from the Federal Civil Service except upon recommendation of the 2nd defendant if any, indicting the plaintiff of any wrong doing/culpability in the alleged overtime payment giving rise to the query issued by the Comptroller General of the 3rd defendant to the plaintiff.</strong></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>A Declaration that the subject…</strong></p></li></ol>