Court Strikes Out Suit Against ASUU, FG
The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja has struck out the suit filed by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to compel the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government to call off the ongoing strike.
It could be recalled that last Monday the students union led by one Umar Farouk filed a suit against some ministers and ASUU over the unresolved academic strike action since February 14, 2022.
Presiding over the case on Tuesday, Justice Polycarp Hamman, however, terminated further proceedings in the matter after it was withdrawn by the factional President of NANS, Umar Faruk Lawal.
Lawal had told the court that he filed the suit marked NICN/ABJ/273/2022, for himself and on behalf of NANS.
Aside from ASUU which was cited as the 1st Respondent, the Minister of Education and the Attorney-General of the Federation were listed as 2nd and 3rd Respondents, respectively.
When the matter came up on Tuesday, Lawal, notified the court that he filed a motion for discontinuance.
He premised his decision to withdraw the suit on account of the challenge by the student body which contested his standing and denied that he is the President of NANS as he had deposed to.
Though the other two Respondents were not represented, however, counsel to ASUU, Marshal Abubakar, informed the court that he was not opposed to Lawal’s application to withdraw the suit.
