•For failure to tender employment letter
The National Industrial Court yesterday struck out a suit filed against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), for failure of the claimant to tender his employment letter.
The claimant, Peter Ajagu, approached the court to declare his dismissal unlawful and sought reinstatement, payment of his salaries and entitlements.
He told the court that JAMB did not have a governing board at the time of his dismissal, therefore, the terms and conditions of service as stipulated by his employment letter were breached.
Delivering judgment, Justice Rakiya Haastrup said the failure of the claimant to tender his letter of employment as material evidence of fact to determine whether or not his dismissal was unlawful, had truncated his case.
She said the inability of the claimant to present the employment letter made it difficult for the court to determine his employer and who could dismiss him.
Adedoyin Adejunmobi, the defence counsel, said the claimant was dismissed for his engagement in unauthorised admission in 2016.
He said the claimant was queried, faced a disciplinary panel, which indicted him and he was subsequently dismissed.