N2.5bn debt: Appeal Court upholds judgment against ABU

The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the judgment against Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, regarding the N2.5 billion+ debt owed to 110 sacked workers.

ABU terminated the appointment of staff  in 1996. 

The appellate court also ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to promptly release the judgment sum to the staff.

The National Industrial Court voided the disengagement of the staff in a judgement delivered on November 30, 2015.

A three-member panel of the court upheld the ruling in two unanimous judgments delivered by Justice Okon Abang.

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The first judgment was on the appeal, marked: CA/ABJ/CV/476/2023 filed against the November 30, 2015 judgment by the ABU, the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

The second judgment was on the appeal, marked: CA/ABJ/CV/1064/2022 filed by the CBN against the garnishee order absolute made by the NICN on January 27, 2022 ordering the apex bank to pay the N2.5 billion judgment sum to the disengaged staff, led by Joseph Ekundayo, from ABU’s funds in the bank’s custody.

Justice Abang agreed with the arguments by the counsel to the disengaged staff, Adegbiyega Kolade and resolved the three issues, identified for determination against the appellants.

The court held that the appeal filed by the appellants in 2023 against a judgment delivered in 2015 was an afterthought and that as against their contention, the trial court did not deny them the right to fair hearing.

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