JUDGMENT Parties The Applicant is Prof. (Engr.) Joseph Adelegan a former employee of the Respondent. The Respondent is ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is an institution created by the new Article 21 of the Revised Treaty of ECOWAS as amended by the Supplementary Act No. A/SA.9/01/07 of 19 January, 2007. Subject Matter of the Proceedings The Applicant’s claim is for the alleged non-compliance by the Respondent with provisions of its Staff Rules and Regulations in the recruitment exercise conducted to fill the vacant position of Director, Public Sector Operations of the Defendant. The Applicant claimed to have applied for the position but was wrongfully terminated by the Respondent when he protested that the said recruitment exercise was riddled with anomalies. The Applicant’s Claim The Applicant submits that he is a professor of Civil and Structural Engineering, in the employment of the Respondent as the Head, Environment and Sustainable Development Unit. He was appointed by way of letter dated 8th October, 2012 and was subsequently confirmed by a letter dated 1st April, 2015 as a permanent staff. That the conferment of the permanent staff status on him was on the basis of his yearly performance, professional knowledge, self-management, communication skills, creativity and innovation, interpersonal relations, team spirit and orientation on 2 | P a g e