–NANS threatens to prevent party campaigns.
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its ongoing nationwide strike.
The government, through its counsel, James Igwe, prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining ASUU from taking further steps as regards the strike, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the federal government, Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit.
The Judge further held that the industrial action is detrimental to university students who cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.
The court, therefore, restrained “ASUU, whether by themselves, members, agents, privies or howsoever called, from taking further steps and doing any act in continuance of the strike action pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed.”
The judge refused to fine the federal government as demanded by ASUU.
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Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) threatened not to allow any political campaign hold across the country till students of public universities return to classrooms. Chairman, NANS National Taskforce, Ojo Olumide, announced this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday. The threat comes some days before September 28, the official date for candidates to kick off their campaign as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“Our blocking of access to public roads and ports is just a warning. If the government fails to conclude all the negotiations and agreements with ASUU within the frame of two weeks, they will witness more protests and rallies all over the country. They will also witness the annoyance, anger, and frustration of Nigerian students who have been at home for the past seven months.
“As we promise them that we will not allow any political campaign to hold across the country until we are back to class. This government has pushed so many Nigerian students into depression. We say enough is enough; we can no longer bear the brunt of this avoidable crisis in our nation’s public ivory towers again,” he said.
ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home their demands for improved funding for universities, and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between ASUU and the Federal Government have ended in a deadlock.
Source: Channels Television
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