A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr.Daniel Onwe, has
dragged the Federal Government and Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a
Federal High Court, Lagos, over violation of the
fundamental right to the dignity of person of
the affected students, who have been out of school following the union’s strike. The suit, FHC/CS/1360/13, was brought
pursuant to Section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999
Constitution, Order II of the Fundamental
Human Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules,
2009 and Article 5 of The African Charter on
Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990. Onwe is asking the court for a declaration that
the indefinite strike leading to the closure of
government-owned universities across the
country violates the fundamental right to the
dignity of person of the affected students
guaranteed under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution. He is seeking for an order directing the Federal
Government and ASUU to resolve their
differences and forthwith re-open universities,
including an order mandating ASUU to call off
their ongoing strike action and resume their
job of lecturing in the said universities immediately. Hearing on the suit, before Justice Ibrahim
Buba, is on November 13.
dragged the Federal Government and Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a
Federal High Court, Lagos, over violation of the
fundamental right to the dignity of person of
the affected students, who have been out of school following the union’s strike. The suit, FHC/CS/1360/13, was brought
pursuant to Section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999
Constitution, Order II of the Fundamental
Human Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules,
2009 and Article 5 of The African Charter on
Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990. Onwe is asking the court for a declaration that
the indefinite strike leading to the closure of
government-owned universities across the
country violates the fundamental right to the
dignity of person of the affected students
guaranteed under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution. He is seeking for an order directing the Federal
Government and ASUU to resolve their
differences and forthwith re-open universities,
including an order mandating ASUU to call off
their ongoing strike action and resume their
job of lecturing in the said universities immediately. Hearing on the suit, before Justice Ibrahim
Buba, is on November 13.
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