CHUKWUKA OKORONKWO V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC: The present appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Judicial Division, delivered on May 20, 2009 in appeal No. CA/E/188/2007. By the said judgment, the Court below coram A. Sanusi, JCA (as he then was), M.L. Tsamiya, JCA and O. Ariwoola, JCA (as he then was), set aside the judgment of the trial Federal High Court, Enugu Judicial Division, delivered on 23/12/2005.

BACKGROUND FACTS

The Appellant was employed by the Respondent in 1989 as an Administrative Officer. In January 1997, the Appellant was appointed an Electoral Officer by the Respondent and posted to Anambra State. On September 13, 1997, the Appellant was suspended from work by the Respondent.

On April 25, 2000, the Appellant commenced the action at the trial Federal High Court, vide a writ of summons, thereby claiming some declaratory and damages reliefs. By the statement of claim, filed along with the writ, the Appellant claimed against the Respondent the following reliefs…