IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA

     IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION

         HOLDEN AT ABUJA

                      BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: HON. JUSTICE O.O. OYEWUMI

            DATE: 11^TH MARCH, 2024                  SUIT NO. NICN/ABJ/263/2023

 

                  BETWEEN

              1. TAJUDEEN IBIKUNLE BARUWA

              2. BELLO ADAMU

              3. EUGENE EZE JOB

              4. DANJUMA SAIDU

              5. PRINCE ISAH DAHIRU USMAN

              6. SULEIMAN ADAMU

              7. ODION OLAYE J.P                                          CLAIMANTS                 

              8. CHIEF HERBERT C. IWUJI

              9. MUHAMMED BELLO MADU

             10. OLAJIDE ABIDEEN ABIMBOLA

             11. LEKAN SALAMI FOLORUNSHO

             12. MONDAY ELEAZAR

             13. COMRADE CHUKWUDI ASOGWA

             14. NATIONAL UNION OF ROAD TRANSPORT WORKERS

                              AND

              1. ALH. NAJEEM USMAN YASIN

             2. ALH. TAJUDEEN BADRU AGBEDE

             3. ALH. KAYODE AGBEYANGI

             4.KAYODEAGBEYANGI                                DEFENDANTS 

             5.ALH. ALHASSAN HARUNA                                                  

            6. ALIYU TANIMU

            7. ALH. HAKEEM ADEOSUN

 

REPRESENTATION.

Tolu Babaleye Esq with Justina Adeniyi Esq, Adeyemi Alaba Esq Akinola Apanisile and Fareedah A. Abiola Esq for the Claimants

A.I. Adebayo with Jimoh Balogun Esq F.T. Sotikare Esq for the Defendants.

Kyonne Mando Esq with C.S. Ohagwu Esq for the parties seeking to be struck out

 

     JUDGMENT                                                                                                  

1.     By an