Judgment
ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal emanated from the judgment of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, delivered on May 18th, 2020 by Hon. Justice O. O. Oyewunmi in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/218/2018 wherein judgment was entered in favour of the 1st Respondent who was the Claimant at the Court below against the Appellant, the 2nd Defendant at the Court below. The case of the 1st Respondent against the Appellant and the 2nd Respondent at the Court below was for the following reliefs: “a.
A DECLARATION that the computation of the claimant’s lump sum/benefits by the defendant done on the basis (sic) 25% of the claimant’s total Retirement Savings domiciled with the 1st defendant is in bad faith, wrong, defective, ran foul of the law, not known to law, offends the principle of justice, fair dealing and good conscience therefore null and void of (sic) and no effect whatsoever. b.
AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the defendants to pay the claimant the amount of Fifteen Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety – Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Naira, One Hundred and Seventy-Five Kobo (N15,897,680,175) representing 75% of the claimant’s total Retirement Saving Account domiciled with the 1st defendant. c. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the defendants to part to the claimant 75% of the claimant’s total retirement savings at the time of the judgment from the claimant (sic) retirement savings account domiciled with the 1st defendant d.
Interest on the judgment sum at the rate of 10%. e. Damages in the sum of N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) for non-payment of the correct lump sum to the claimant, the claimant having lost a life changing business opportunities and having suffered financial embarrassment, inconvenience, pains and economic hardship. f.
The sum of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000) as the cost of the suit.” As stated earlier, the judgment was against the Appellant and being aggrieved thereby, approached this Court with its Notice and Five (5) Grounds of Appeal as amended dated September 22nd, 2021, filed September 24th, 2021 and deemed properly filed and served on November 29th, 2021.
