Protesting students will shut down the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday.
The National Association of Nigerian Students,
South-West Zone, announced on Monday that it would begin protests on the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) over the Academic Staff Union of
Universities' ongoing strike.
Meanwhile, The Dopeexclusive reports that the National
Industrial Court may reassign the case between the Federal Government and the
striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to another judge.
A source told The Dope exclusively on Monday that the
judge who presided over the case on Monday, Polycap Hamman, is on vacation.
"Because Justice Polycap Hamman is on leave, the
case will be reassigned to another judge for adjudication," a source at
the court told our correspondent in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the case, which was filed by Labour and
Employment Minister Chris Ngige, has been postponed until Friday.
According to Dopeexclusive, the suit filed by the
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, against the Academic Staff
Union of Universities has been postponed.
The Federal Government had requested that the court
order ASUU to end its seven-month strike.
When the case came up for hearing on Monday, Ebun-Olu
Adegboruwa (SAN), a human rights activist and lawyer, informed the court that
he was representing the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and
that he had filed a suit on the same subject matter before the same court.
He also stated that SERAP is the claimant in the suit
NICN/ABJ/269/2022, with the Federal Government as the defendant.
Instead of multiple suits on the same matter before the
same court, he requested that the existing suit be consolidated and SERAP be
added as a defendant.
Mr. T.A Gazali (SAN), counsel for the claimant, responded
by saying the application, adding that there was no need for SERAP to pray to
be joined in a suit orally in a matter that did not have its name on the cause
list.
Mr. Femi Falana, counsel for ASUU (SAN), urged the court
to adjourn the case so that both lawyers could file their papers and then
return at a later date after responding to the claimant's process.
The judge adjourned the matter till Friday for further
mention.
He also ruled that SERAP’s application to be joined in
the suit was premature.
Students plan protest
Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian
Students' South West Zone announced the start of a protest on the Lagos-Sagamu
Expressway on Monday.
According to the organization, the protest was organized
in response to the ongoing ASUU strike. The association’s position was
contained in a statement by its coordinator, Adegboye Olatunji.
"Since the beginning of this administration, we
have seen how little money has been allocated to the educational sector."
Based on the foregoing, we declare a protest against the ongoing ASUU strike,
which has hampered the academic progress of Nigerian students for the past six
months. In addition, we vote no confidence in the Ministers of Labour, Chris
Ngige, and Education, Adamu Adamu.
"The protest will continue until the strike action
is resolved." Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) is the point of
convergence."
ASUU criticizes Lalong
The Plateau State University Chapter of ASUU has also
criticized the state government's plan to implement a no-work, no-pay policy against
its members, who are currently on strike as a result of the union's national
secretariat's industrial action.