HIPPOLYT KWAME BANI vs. HIGH COMMISSION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA [2011]DLNLC7623

Date	2011-05-26
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Citation No.	[2011]DLNLC7623

[2011]DLNLC7623
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B050">HIPPO<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B050">LYT KWAME BANI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B050">HIGH COMMISSION OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p>OPANIN
OBENG-FOSU<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;color:#626200"> (MEMBER
NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DECISION <o:p></o:p>

</div>FACTS OF THE COMPLAINT: <o:p></o:p>Mr. Hippolyt Kwame Bani lodged a complaint
against his former employer, the Nigerian High Commission, with the National
Labour Commission, on 2 November, 2010 for dismissing him summarily on 24
September, 2010. <o:p></o:p>The reliefs he sought
were: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:16.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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End of service benefit.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:16.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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Compensation in lieu of notice. <o:p></o:p>The employer stated that
records in the High Commission showed that he was first employed as a Driver on
November 1, 2002. He was dismissed on 21 December, 2006, for not obeying the authority and also showing
unacceptable behaviours. He was, however, re-instated after series of several
pleas and promised to behave well. <o:p></o:p>The High Commission
continued that in spite of the promise by Mr. Bani to behave, he was found to
neglect his duty, to be insubordinate, and also used insulting utterances
against his Superior Officers. The last of such behaviours was when he was sent
on official assignment on 23 September, 2010. He was, therefore, dismissed
summarily on 24 September, 2010, as a result of persistent misbehaviours
during 2006, 2007, 2009. He was given queries in all instances. <o:p></o:p>The facilitation: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
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yes">The facilitation was
attended by the Complainant, Mr. Hippolyt Kwame Bani. The Nigerian High
Commission was represented by: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
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none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">Mr. Andrew N. Idi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;