Utibe Ekoson
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted leave to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to appeal the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria delivered on the 21st of September.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Hamman Barka on October 7, 2022, and made public yesterday, the court granted ASUU seven days to file its notice of appeal before the National Industrial Court on the condition that the order of the lower court is obeyed immediately.
ASUU had on September 28, 2022 applied to the court to grant it leave to appeal against the interlocutory order of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court.
The Union brought the application both on grounds of law and on fundamental human rights and amongst other things, it asked the court not to shut out thousands of its members who are desirous of ventilating their grievances.
ASUU also held that the ruling of the National Industrial Court affects its members’ right to fair hearing and it would be in the interest of justice to stay the execution of the decision pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The reliefs were brought pursuant to Section 6, 36 and 243 of the 1999 constitution as amended and Order 6 Rules 1, and Order 10 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021.
