The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) must immediately end its current strike in order for the Court of Appeal to allow the union’s request to review an identical decision made by the National Industrial Court.
However, the court approved ASUU’s request under the condition that the union abides by the lower court’s decision and ends the strike right away while the merits of the substantive lawsuit are being resolved.
Following ASUU’s compliance with the lower court’s decision, the court gave them seven days to file their appeal.
On September 21, the National Industrial Court issued a ruling requiring ASUU to end the strike.
The federal government’s motion on notice asking for the professors to return to the classrooms was allowed by the court.
The trial court, Justice Polycarp Hamman, decided on the interlocutory injunction and prohibited ASUU from carrying out the industrial action until the outcome of the lawsuit brought by the federal government against ASUU.
The union is incensed by the decision.