https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/ASUU-why-conua-namda-are-illegal-falana/

Foremost Nigerian constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN has explained why the newly-registered academic unions – Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) – by the Minister of Labour and Employment are illegal.
Falana, who gave a legal perspective on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-Federal Government fallout in an interview on Arise TV’s Newsday on Wednesday, also x-rayed the implications that come with the new unions.
He said, “Under the current Labour Law regime in Nigeria, you cannot have two unions or three unions in the same sector.
“In other words, within the academia in Nigeria, there can only be one registered trade union that is the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) registered pursuant to the Trade Union Act as amended.
“We are going to have to have a mushrooming of trade unions, which threatens industrial peace in the country. We cannot have two unions in the university nor can we have two unions in other unions in the country. Politically it wont work,” he said.
Falana described the registration as illegal and a desperate measure by the government to break the strike.
He said, “Government has tried various measures but the latest one is perhaps going to embarrass the government because it is an illegal exercise and won’t work. ASUU is today one of the most organised and united trade unions in Africa.
Implication
Falana said the registration of splinter unions will result in proliferation of academic unions, adding that the economy will suffer for it.
He advised the government to return to the drawing table and ensure that proper advice is sought in order not to expose the country to ridicule.
Recall that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Tuesday, approved the registration of CONUA and NAMDA and ordered the unions to return to classrooms.
According to Ngige, CONUA and NAMDA broke away from ASUU and declared their rejection of the Union’s modus-operandi.

u go soon know if it was illegal.

Imagine asking FG to pay u for months u didnt work. cos if it was ur own company u will pay workers who angrily left.

If ASUU wings are not clipped right now, it will escalate and become a parallel govt

Lower your voice sir..we all want to go back to school.

They have 40 billion to clear grass,

They have billion to pay aviation workers when aviation union shut down Nigeria aviation because it will affect them directly

They have billion to pay electricity workers when their union shut down power plant because it will cause embarrassment to Nigeria and also affect their business

They have billion to build railway from Nigeria to niger

They have billion to buy cars for niger government but

They don't have money to pay Assu because their own children are schooling in USA, UK, Canada, the little power given to Ngige is now making him feel untop of the world but Ngige and his FG should remember that nothing last forever.

By this time next year your Oga will become

EX- president and you will become EX - Labour minister.

2 unions in the same sector can't coexist? lol this means the first to register the union speaks for everyone unionized person in the sector for all time? What happened to freedom of association? What peace has been achieved with 1 union speak for everyone. Why is having multiple such a bad thing?

I'd rather have a 100 little fires than 1 huge fire engulfing everyone at the same time. Listen who ever wants to work should work who ever doesn't sit at home. You own yourself and your productivity therefore you right work and associate with whomever you please.

“Under the current Labour Law regime in Nigeria, you cannot have two unions or three unions in the same sector.
“In other words, within the academia in Nigeria, there can only be one registered trade union that is the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) registered pursuant to the Trade Union Act as amended.
“We are going to have to have a mushrooming of trade unions, which threatens industrial peace in the country. We cannot have two unions in the university nor can we have two unions in other unions in the country. Politically it wont work,” he said.

Blue3k:
2 unions in the same sector can't coexist? lol this means the first to register the union speaks for everyone unionized person in the sector for all time? What happened to freedom of association? What peace has been achieved with 1 union speak for everyone. Why is having multiple such a bad thing?

I'd rather have a 100 little fires than 1 huge fire engulfing everyone st the same time. Listen who ever wants to work should work who ever doesn't sit at home. You own yourself and your productivity therefore you right work and associate with whomever you please.

yes because you love evil

Jostoman:
yes because you love evil

Yawn everyone is evil if they don't agree with you zealot. What a foolish retort.

Michelle70:
u go soon know if it was illegal.

Imagine asking FG to pay u for months u didnt work. cos if it was ur own company u will pay workers who angrily left.

If ASUU wings are not clipped right now, it will escalate and become a parallel govt

do you really understand what ASUU is asking for ?