Lagos lawyer sues FG/ASUU over strike

Lagos lawyer sues FG/ASUU over strike
on october 28, 2013 at 6:00 am in news
By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr.Daniel Onwe, has
dragged the Federal Government and Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a Federal
High Court, Lagos, over violation of the fundamental
right to the dignity of person of the affected
students, who have been out of school following the
union’s strike.
The suit, FHC/CS/1360/13, was brought pursuant to
Section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution, Order
II of the Fundamental Human Rights (Enforcement
Procedure) Rules, 2009 and Article 5 of The African
Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification
and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990.
Onwe is asking the court for a declaration that the
indefinite strike leading to the closure of
government-owned universities across the country
violates the fundamental right to the dignity of
person of the affected students guaranteed under
Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution.
He is seeking for an order directing the Federal
Government and ASUU to resolve their differences
and forthwith re-open universities, including an
order mandating ASUU to call off their ongoing
strike action and resume their job of lecturing in the
said universities immediately.
Hearing on the suit, before Justice Ibrahim Buba, is
on November 13.