contract carries with it the inevitable implication of sanctity of their contracts. This means that if any question should arise with respect to the contract, the terms in any documents which constitute the contract are, invariably, the guide to its interpretation. On this premise, the material question is; what did the parties in the instant case agree with respect to the termination of the contract of service”. The Court notes that the parties in this action have become embroiled in a dispute in which the Applicant submits, inter alia, a prayer that the Court makes “A Declaration that the Respondent acted arbitrarily, capriciously and in breach of the Applicant’s right to fair hearing when the Respondent terminated the Applicant’s appointment with the Respondent in May, 2017 without having given the Applicant notice of allegations of any wrong doing and the opportunity of defending himself before the Applicant’s appointment was terminated.” The Court recalls that the employment of the Applicant was governed by the Staff Rules and Regulations (EBID) therefore, should any dispute arise between the parties, they will have recourse to the same. The said Staff Rules and Regulations (EBID) has provisions governing dispute, discipline, and dismissal, the parties having agreed that this is the prevailing law, they are therefore bound by its application. The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development Staff Rules and Regulations in Article 1.5 defines “employee/Staff member” as any person recruited by the Bank under a fixed-term contract (FTC) or an open-ended contract (OEC) or a temporary appointment. Having concluded, from the Letter of Appointment and Confirmation (supra) and the subsequent corroboration by the Respondent that the Applicant was a staff member 16 | P a g e