Following the order by the National Industrial Court, directing ASUU to call off strike, the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Friday (today) file an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court which directed its members to resume work.
Daily News Report had reported that ASUU was preparing to file an appeal and stay of execution of the Court judgement.
Counsel to ASUU and Right activist- Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday.
For almost Seven Month, Varsities are shutdown due to the strike embarked upon by ASUU since February 14 to press home their demands for improved funding for universities and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues.
Justice Polycarp Hamman on Wednesday ordered the union’s members back to work.
But Falana, legal counsel to ASUU, told journalists that “We are filing the appeal this (Friday) morning. We just got the certified true copy of the judgment on Thursday. The appeal will be filed first thing Friday morning.”
Meanwhile, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the crisis between the Federal Government and ASUU is not an issue that should be taken to court. With this legal battles, Educationalists say the strike may worsen.