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/

Another good samaritan has risen to fight 4d Nigerian students, sueing both parties, i hope this leads us somewhere.

Why will HE do that

Yea... Strtd 4rm d bottom naw I'm 3rd*singn* thnk yu all, I won't v achieved diz feat without y'all n ASUU kal off d strike 4 students sake

datz gud but I know the court will frustrate him with all their adjournments

Nollywood has started!!!

Let's see the outcome.

They should take necessary actions that will enable them call the strike off. My house rent will soon be due nw...

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Nawa ooooo

Ok,more positive reactions needed.

Governors, kings and nigerian leaders have spoken and nothing was done... So what makes the diffrence now that the gud barister is talking... God save the students.

i pray it work

Made front page

[size=18pt]I think all this people trying to sue ASUU are only trying to seek attention for themselves.
As for me I believe that with Time these Things will surely come to an End.[/size]

Hiss media propaganda

Thank God for this moses that has come to save the nigerian students from the oppressions of the bloody pharoahs of our time.
i demand that damages be paid to all nigerian students by the federal goverment for trying to ruin our future

Good

Nigeria is really becoming a burden to her citizenry.

Let's meet in court.

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.

As much as I agree with him, university education is NOT a fundamental right let alone that of a student. Sorry boss, you need a lot of convincing because that part ain't working.

Anyway, good initiative.

Dats very nice of him to do but wat makes him tink dat dey will give him any hearing,his not d first lawyer to cum up to challenge the govt and hw far did dey all go. Anyways,i wish him luck

NOISE.....mtcheew..!

timwezzb: Why will HE do that

sssssh, aren't you tired of staying at home or your children staying at home, i will beat you sir

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manny4life:

As much as I agree with him, university education is NOT a fundamental right let alone that of a student. Sorry boss, you need a lot of convincing because that part ain't working.

Anyway, good initiative.

The way I see it, he'll have to prove to the court that he has suffered DIRECT loss as a result of the strike for this case not to be thrown it. Probably he has kids in the public universities, for instance?

I wish him luck.

Good move.

timwezzb: Why will HE do that

Lazybone, why shouldn't he?

Na 2day....d adjournment of dis case is quite indefinate as ASSU/FG's.

Don't let's criticize ds man or mal him, he has done something if only he's giving the expected attention @ d right time.

fuckluv: Lazybone, why shouldn't he?

me and u know DAT it is a futile suit..

moreover strike action is neither a criminal nor civil offence...

Sunkyjethro: Don't let's criticize ds man or mal him, he has done something if only he's giving the expected attention @ d right time.

man he has done nothing absolutely.... he just wanted popularity dats all.....