Court orders Bello to pay civil servant’s salary
Onoja had approached the court to seek redress when he was told that his salary was stopped because he had attained the compulsory retirement age.
Justice David Isele in his judgment, held that evidence before the court showed that the claimant had not reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. Isele also said neither has the claimant spent 35 years in service as required by civil service rule before retirement.
The court went further to order the restoration of
the claimant’s monthly salary of N153,298 from March, 2014 till date within one
month.
Daniel Onuh, the claimant’s counsel told the court
that his client was born on Oct. 1, 1960.
Onuh also said the claimant joined the civil
service in 1983 as a class teacher with the Benue government and in 1995
transferred his service to Kogi.
Onuh said his client is still serving as the Vice
Principal (Academics) of Ogugu Community Secondary School, in Olamaboro Local
Govt. Area of Kogi State.
He said since no disciplinary action has been
instituted against the claimant for any misconduct, and he has not received any
dismissal letter, he is entitled to his salary from when it was stopped till
date.
Also joined in the suit are the Kogi Civil Service
and Ministry of Justice.
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