By Glory Abuh-Adejoh
Abuja – A lawyer, Mr Daniel Makolo has dragged his employer, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) before the National Industrial Court, Abuja, over alleged unlawful termination of appointment.
Also joined in the suit as defendants are: Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) as well as the Comptroller-General of NIS.
Makolo, in his suit, is asking the court to declare the termination of his appointment as a Chief Superintendent from the service by the defendants on April 24, 2018, as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
The claimant is also seeking an order of the court directing the defendants to reinstate and pay his salaries, allowances and other entitlements due to him from when he was suspended in Nov. 2017 till date.
He is further asking the court to direct the defendants to pay him the sum of N45 million as cost of this suit and damages.
At the resumption of hearing on Thursday, the claimant who represented himself told the court that the matter was slated for mention.
Makolo told the court that he had a motion via a seven- paragraph affidavit before the court seeking to amend his processes.
Madesola Olatunde and Maxwell Obilor, defence counsels to CDFPSB and NIS respectively raised no objection to the motion.
Justice Benedict Kanyip, in his ruling granted the claimant’s leave only to amend his originating processes and adjourned the matter until April 10 for hearing.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the claimant instituted a similar suit bordering on denial of promotion against the defendants in the same court in 2018.
The suit was however, struck out for incompetence by Justice Sanusi Kado.
The claimant filed a motion for re-listing of the suit and the motion is currently pending before Justice Kanyip.
