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Strike: Court of Appeal orders ASUU to call off strike immediately

Abuja—The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call its strike.

It was reported that at the court session on Friday, the appellate court said ASUU should obey the order of an industrial court which directed the suspension of the strike before seeking to appeal the judgment.

According to Channels TV, the Court also granted ASUU “conditional leave to appeal the order of the Industrial Court, while insisting that ASUU must obey the order of the lower court with effect from today, October 7.

The 3-man panel led by Justice Hamman Barka, said for ASUU to file it’s notice of appeal within 7 days, it must show evidence that it’s members have resumed work immediately.

The panel held that failure to adhere to the order, will make the appeal incompetent before Court of Appeal

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