Lawyer Sues FG, ASUU Over Strike

A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Daniel
Onwe, has
dragged the Federal Government and the
Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a
Federal
High Court in Lagos, southern Nigeria, over
the lingering crisis between the two bodies
which has led to the closure of public
universities in the country since 1 July.
In a motion dated 30 September, 2013,
Barrister Onwe is seeking an order of court
to compel ASUU to call off the strike it
embarked upon in protest over the
unwillingness of government to implement
certain
aspects of the agreement they reached over
the parlous state of Nigerian universities
and other issues.
In a 15-paragraph affidavit filed along with
the motion,
Onwe is asking the court to declare that the
indefinite
strike embarked upon by ASUU, leading to
the closure
of government owned universities for three
months,
violates the fundamental rights of the
students
affected.
He argued that the continued strike action
by ASUU has traumatized many students
who now engage in all sorts of vices.
Onwe posited that the plight of the affected
students
has worsened as their contemporaries in
private
universities continue to attend lectures
while they
remain idle at home.
He urged the court to compel ASUU to open
the
universities for lectures to resume while
their
negotiation with the Federal Government
continues.
No date has been fixed for hearing of the
suit.
www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/02/
lawyer-sues-fg-ASUU-over-strike/

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