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UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC V. AUGUSTINE ADELEKAN ARIBA

(2014) JELR 51141 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/L/814/2013  •  7 Nov 2014  •  Nigeria

Coram
SIDI DAUDA BAGE JCA (Presided) TIJJANI ABUBAKAR JCA YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR JCA ( Read the Lead Judgment)

Appearances
F. O. Ogungbemi, Adedumede Onigbogu, O. Daramola CMS - for the Appellant. -*- A. M. Makinde, C. M. Nwaobi, Oludotun Ishola - f or the Respondent.

Judgement
<p><strong> NIMPAR JCA(Delivering the Lead Judgment): </strong> This appeal is against A the judgment delivered on 24 April 2013 by Honourable Justice Agbadu Fishim of the National Industrial Court, sittingin Lagos in suit No. NIC/LA/ 132/2011, wherein the trial judge entered judgment in favour of the respondent. The appellant aggrieved with the judgment, appealed to this court <em> via </em> a notice of appeal dated 23 July 2013 on 5 grounds of appeal. Facts:</p><p>The respondent went to the National Industrial Court to challenge his disengagement from the appellant’s service. By a writ of summons, the respondent as plaintiff sought for the following reliefs:</p><p>Declaration that his dismissal was wrongful.</p><p>Redundancy payment for 356 weeks, covering 23years of service to the defendant in the sum of N74,167.00 (seventy- four thousand, one hundred and sixty-seven naira) per week totalingN27,298,456. 00 (twenty-seven million, two hundred andninety-eight thousand,four hundredand fifty-sixnaira only). Three months salary of N1,50…</p>

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