FG/ASUU Dragged to court over strike.

A Lagos based lawyer, Mr Daniel One, has dragged the federal government and the academic staff union of universities, ASUU, before a federal high court, Lagos, over violation of the fundamental rights to the dignity of person of the affected students who have been out of school for months following the union's strike.

The suit, FCT/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 Africa charter of human and people's rights (ratification and enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LEN, 1990.

Onwe wants the court to declare that the indefinite strike leading to the closure of government owned universities across the country violates the fundamental right to the dignity of the person of the affected students guaranteed under section 34 of the 1999 constitution. 

He is also 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 strike and resume work immediately.

Hearing of the suit before Justice Ibrahim Buba is on November 13.