The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked Court of Appeal in Abuja to set aside the judgement of the National Industrial Court, NIC, that ordered to call off its over 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.
Recall that the NIC had in a judgement delivered last Wednesday by Justice Polycarp Hamman, 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 directing ASUU members to resume work, followed an application FG filed through its lawyer, Mr. James Igwe.
Justine Hamman held that the order was both in national interest and for the sake of undergraduates in the country who have been at home since February 14.
He held that the strike action was detrimental to public university students that cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.
βThe balance of convenience tilts in favour of the applicant.
βI hold that this application is meritorious and this application is granted,β Justice Hamman ruled.
