The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been ordered by the National Industrial Court to call off the ongoing strike action.
The order was followed by the judgment by Justice Hamman who ordered that the case filed should be returned to the president of the Industrial Court for reassignment to another judge.
Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the federal government, Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit.
The Judge further held that the industrial action is detrimental to public university students who cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.
He said the Trade Dispute Act mandates workers not to embark on strike once an issue that has been referred to the industrial court.
Justice Hamman also upheld the application of the federal government saying it was meritorious and granted.
The court, therefore, restrained “ASUU, whether by themselves, members, agents, privies or howsoever called, from taking further steps and doing any act in continuance of the strike action pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed.”
