UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BOARD UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL V. MATHEW OLUFEMI OLORUNTOLA
(2006) JELR 53876 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/IL/39/2006
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7 Dec 2006
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Nigeria
Coram
TIJJANI ABDULLAHI JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU JCA JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JCA
Appearances
Mr. R. A. Lawal Rabana - for the Appellants. F
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Mr. T. O. S. Gbadeyan (with him, Victoria Abutu) - for the Respondent.
Judgement
<p><strong> ABDULLAHI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> This is an appealagainst the decision of Kwara State High Court of Justice sitting at Ilorin in suit No. KWS/259/92 delivered by Oluyemisi Ajayi (J) on 6th October, 2005 wherein the learned trial Judge set aside the respondent’s termination who was the plaintiff at the lower court, who instituted an action claiming the following reliefs in his writ of summons and amended statement of claim as follows:</p><p>“1. A declaration that the defendants’letter dated 6th October, 1992 which terminated his employment from the defendants’ service is irregular, illegal, unlawful, null, void and of no effect whatsoever and should be set aside.</p><p>An order compelling the defendants to withdraw the said letter dated 6th October, 1992.</p><p>An order compelling the defendants to reinstate the plaintiff to his position asan employee of the defendant andthe principal technical officer (building). An order compelling the defendant to pay all the plaintiff’s unpaid salaries a…</p>