Appeal Court orders ASUU to call-off strike, return to class immediately

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday received the leave of court to appeal the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) ordering it to call off its eight-month-old strike and return to the classroom.

However, ASUU can only go ahead with the appeal on one condition; that it immediately calls off the strike and its members return to the classrooms.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, gave the order in a ruling on an application by ASUU, seeking permission to appeal against the order of the Industrial Court, which asked the striking lecturers to resume duty.

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The appellate court 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 Friday, October 7.

The three-man panel led by Justice Hamman Barka, said for ASUU to file its notice of appeal within seven 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.