Federal Government and ASUU Goes to Court

Not again, information sent to us today, is that a Lagos-based lawyer, named Mr.Daniel Onwe, has just dragged the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, (popularly known as ASUU) before a Federal High Court, which is situated in Lagos State, over violation of the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students, who have been out of school following the union’s strike which is would be four month in a couple of Days.

According to our informant, the suit which was filed against Federal government and ASUU, FHC/CS/1360/13, was brought pursuant to Section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, Order II of the Fundamental Human Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009 and Article 5 of The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990.

Mr.Daniel Onwe, is asking the court for a declaration that the indefinite strike leading to the closure of government-owned Federal and State Universities across Nigeria violates the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students guaranteed under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution.

Mr.Daniel Onwe is seeking for an order directing the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve their differences and forthwith re-open the closed universities for students to complete their academic pursuits, including an order mandating ASUU to call off their ongoing strike action and resume their job of lecturing in the said universities immediately.

Justice Ibrahim Buba will be hearing the suit starting from the 13th of November.

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