1.
The Applicant avers that pursuant to the advertisement by the Court in
2006, she had applied for the position of Personnel Officer (P4) wherein
she was invited for an interview by a letter dated 28th February, 2007
2.
She states that at the interview from the 2nd to the
4th
of May, 2007 her
working experience of eleven (11) years in administration of which seven
(7) years was spent as Personnel/Administrative Officer at the Judiciary
of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as at the time, was brought to
bear, and she performed above all other candidates.
3.
The Applicant avers that despite the above, the position was given to one
Miss Mariame Kone who not only applied after the expiration of the
deadline, but again did not possess the· requisite qualifications as
advertised and lastly also failed at the interview.
4.
The Applicant thus forwarded a petition dated 4th of November, 2008 to
the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria with a
view to look into the matter with the Court in order to ensure justice be
done.
5·
Again, a reminder dated 14th January, 2009 was sent to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, authority responsible for ECOWAS Affairs in
Nigeria, which now informed her that an official communication had
been opened in respect of same.
6.
She states that thereafter she was informed by same Ministry that the
said Miss Kone had resigned her appointment at the Court wherein the
Court had even communicated same to the Ministry through a Note
Verbale received on the 6th February, 2010 which officially informed
same of the said resignation and return of all her diplomatic apparatus.
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