Appeal Court Orders ASUU To End Strike Immediately

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call its strike.

The appellate court gave the order in a ruling on an application by the ASUU seeking permission for it to appeal against the order of the National Industrial Court which asked the striking lecturers to resume duty.

The Court also granted ASUU “conditional leave to appeal the order of the Industrial Court, while insisting that ASUU must obey the order of the lower court with effect from today, October 7.

The 3-man panel led by Justice Hamman Barka said for ASUU to file its notice of appeal within 7 days, it must show evidence that its members have resumed work immediately.

The panel held that failure to adhere to the order will make the appeal incompetent before the Court of Appeal.

Recall that the industrial court granted an interlocutory injunction in favor of the Federal Government on Sept. 21 and ordered the union to call off the strike pending the resolution of its dispute with the government.

Not satisfied with the order of the industrial court, ASUU filed an application at the Court of Appeal, seeking the leave of the court to file an appeal against the lower court’s ruling.