conducted to fill the position of Director, Public Sector Operations in the Respondent’s institution. Coupled with this is the subsequent termination of the appointment of the Applicant for protesting against the said noncompliance. He further submits that Article 6 of the Respondent’s Staff Rules and Articles 13 and 14 of the Regulations provides for the conditions for the recruitment of professional staff. Particularly sub paragraph 2 of Article 13 of its Staff Regulations which states that priority should be given in descending order to applicants with equal qualifications and skill in the following order: a. staff serving at EBID; b. Nationals of Member States which are least represented among the staff at the Bank; c. Staff of other ECOWAS institutions; d. Nationals of other Member States. The Applicant supports his claim of possessing the necessary qualification and skill with Exhibit 1 which is labeled as “A copy of the Plaintiff’s Curriculum Vitae.” He also submits Exhibits 2 and 3 respectively, which are letters of Appointment dated 8th October, 2012 and Confirmation of Appointment dated 1st April, 2015 as evidence of being a staff of the Respondent at the time of the recruitment for the post of Director, Public Sector Operations. The Applicant submitted his nationality via his curriculum vitae as Nigerian, thereby making him a citizen of the Community: See Exhibit 1. The Respondent admits that the Applicant was duly appointed and subsequently confirmed after a prolonged probationary period. 24 | P a g e