The National Industrial Court in Abuja, on Friday, refused the prayers of the Federal Government to direct the hanging Academic Staff Union of University, to renew lessons pending the willpower of a central authority fit difficult the strike.
At the resumed sitting, suggest for the Federal Government, James Ikwe (SAN), asked the courtroom docket to direct ASUU to renew paintings pending the willpower of the fit.
However, the defendant`s suggest Femi Falana, SAN adverse the request, mentioning that it might quantity to figuring out the important fit.
Justice Justice P. l. Hammam who agreed with Falana stated it turned into the difficulty for willpower and consequently couldn’t be resolved earlier than the listening to.
Meanwhile, the utility added via way of means of SERAP looking for to be joined as an involved celebration turned into now no longer heard because the suggest filed any other utility which turned into most effective served the previous day at the celebration.
SERAP`s legal professional prayed the courtroom docket to withdraw the sooner utility and replacement the equal with the modern-day one. The courtroom docket sooner or later struck out the sooner utility.
The legal professional additionally argued that for the sake of justice his utility need to be heard earlier than wonderful different subjects associated with the fit.
On his element suggest for the defendant, Falana agreed that withinside the hobby of justice and clarity, it might be right to listen the utility added via way of means of SERAP partaining equal rely earlier than the willpower of different issues.
He, however, brought that the defendant (ASUU) is making movements to fulfill with stakeholders to make sure that the problem is resolved and requested for an adjournment to Friday for of of entirety of the manner of submitting that has commenced.
In response, suggest to the government, James Igwe, requested the courtroom docket to provide the important fit added earlier than the courtroom docket extended listening to due to the urgency of the problem to permit the scholars to renew schools.