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.

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