The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Friday ruled it would grant the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court to call off its strike if lecturers return to classes.
The court refused to grant the union’s request for stay of execution on the ruling. A three-man panel of the appellate court directed ASUU to call off the strike immediately pending the determination of the substantive suit.
The court gave ASUU seven days within which to file the appeal.
The National Industrial Court on September 21 ordered ASUU to call off the strike.
The court granted the motion on notice filed by the Federal Government, urging the lecturers to return to classrooms.
Ruling on the interlocutory injunction, the trial judge, Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit filed against ASUU by the Federal Government.
Angered by the ruling, the union headed to the appellant court to appeal the ruling.
