33. He was recruited by contract of employment No. ECW/REL/15/ADM/356/KK of the ECOWAS Commission, dated August 2, 2004, as a Communications Program Officer in the Mission Management Unit (CPGM) for the ECOWAS Commission; (Exhibit No. 2 a). 34. He performed, from August 30, 2004, the effective date of the said contract, with conscientiousness and professionalism, all missions and tasks pertaining to his position, with a one-year extension covering the period from January 1 to December 31, 2012, the termination date of the contract; (Exhibit No. 2 bc). 35. Mr. SOGOYOU Cossi's base salary is 2,215,303 FCFA; 36. Mr. SOGOYOU served ECOWAS for eight (8) years three (3) months; 37. All his allowances were paid to him by the ECOWAS Directorate of Financial Administration, with the exception of the separation allowance in relation to his first contract for a period of seven (7) years and three (3) months; 38. As for the extension of his contract that runs from January 1 to December 31, 2012, he is entitled to the separation allowance and the 12.5% gratuity provided for in the contract; 39. Mr. SOGOYOU Cossi's separation allowance representing eight (8) months of base salary, corresponds to the sum of seventeen million seven hundred and twenty-two thousand four hundred and twenty-one FCFA (17,722,421); 40. In addition to this amount, ECOWAS still owing Mr. SOGOYOU an outstanding amount for the extension year of his contract from January 1 to December 31, 2012, the gratuity allowance at 12.5% of 9