Facts:

Facts:

The appellant was a former employee of the respondent who was dismissed on the allegation of gross misconduct and violation of the business code of ethics of the respondent. The appellant sued the respondent at the National Industrial Court alleging wrongful dismissal and sought damages and other reliefs. The respondent failed to defend the matter at the trial court. The trial court however, gave judgment against the appellant on the ground that he did not sufficiently establish unlawful dismissal by the respondent. The appellant was aggrieved and filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division.

One of the issues raised by the appellant was whether the fundamental human rights of the appellant were not breached when an administrative tribunal set up by the respondent tried and found the appellant guilty of fraud which borders on criminality.

The appellant contended that the respondent violated his fundamental right to fair hearing by not giving him the opportunity to defend himself at the administrative tribunal set up by the respondent to investigate the allegation of misconduct levelled against the appellant. The respondent however, contended that the appellant was on two separate occasions, sent letters of invitation requesting him to appear before the administrative tribunal but the appellant failed to appear and that it eventually dismissed the appellant after the administrative tribunal conducted its investigation and recommended that the appellant be dismissed.