IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, to set aside the judgement of the National Industrial Court, NIC, that ordered its members to call off seven-month old strike action.
The union, in a 14-ground of appeal it lodged through its team of lawyers led by a frontline human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, equally applied for a stay of execution of the judgement.
It will be recalled that the NIC had in a judgement ordered the striking varsity lecturers to return to the classroom, pending the determination of a suit the Federal Government filed to query the legality of their strike action.
The interim injunction directed ASUU members to resume work, following an application filed the Nigerian government filed through its lawyer, Mr. James Igwe.
Details soon. ….