DISMISSAL IN NIGERIA LABOUR LAW

About the Book

It is important to note that this is the second edition of this book and like I rightly pointed out in the first edition, the choice of this title and the subject matter was not a thing of accident. It was predicated upon my observations of the unwholesome Labour Relations in the Nigerian Industrial set-ups. As at the time of making up my mind about this book, there was an unequal balanced relationship between the employers of labour in all segments of our Labour Relations on the one hand and those employed to do any kind of work on the other. The other reason is my realization that there is every need for legal practice to go into minute specialization. We could specialize in every aspect of the law for purposes of effective practice, specialization and representation.

About the Author

Celestine Omehia was called to the Nigerian bar in 1986 after his masters degree graduation in International Law (LLM) from the University if Hull, England. After two years part time lectureship experience in the faculty of law, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, he took to politics as a career and was appointed a member of rivers state executive council where he served as commissioner for education for 22 months. Since 1989, till date he has remained in politics, holding different political position. He has served as special assistant to the governor of river state, Dr. Peter Odili, later as senior special assistant to the governor and currently, executive assistant to the governor on administration and inter-religious matters. In addition, he was a member of the governing council of Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He has served the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in various capacities amongst which includes his membership of the party’s national convention in 2001, 2001 and was the chairman of the electorial committee in Enugu State in 2002. While still in the service of Rivers State Government, the governor, Dr. Peter Odili loaned his services to the presidential campaign headquarters Abuja, where he served as the director, finance and administration in the popular legacy house, Mr. President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was successfully elected for the second term by the grace of God. On April 14th 2007, Sir Celestine Omehia was elected governor of Rivers State and subsequently sworn-in on May 29th 2007 as the 4th democratically elected governor of the state. As God would have it, on October 25th 2007, he was removed from office vide a Supreme Court judgment. In pursuit of professional perfection, Mr. Omehia has established a law firm, Saint Cyprian Chambers and in 1944, wrote his first professional book “DISMISSAL IN LABOUR LAW”. The chambers is now under the management of other lawyers. Mr. Omehia is a practicing Christian and a member of the order of the knight of Saint Mulumba (KSM) of the catholic church, his wife lady.