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The Law Student Association of Nigeria has filed a suit
against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) challenging
the prolonged strike which has paralysed the nation’s educational
system for almost eight months.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1551/2012 and filed on Friday at
the Federal High Court in Abuja, the students sought an order
compelling ASUU to return to work.
The suit which was filed on behalf of the students by the
President of the association, Blessing Agbomhere, also prayed the
court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining ASUU from
further industrial action.
They asked the court to compel ASUU to pay N10 billion as
compensation to Nigerian students for infringing on their rights to
education, as guaranteed by Section 18 of the 1999 Constitution and
Article 17 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
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The students urged the court to order ASUU to pay damages to all
Nigerian students for the psychological and emotional torture meted
out to them, as well as the loss of valuable time as a result of
the continuous strike.
Those listed as defendants in the suit include ASUU; ASUU
President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi; and the Minister of
Education.
Others are the Minister of Labour and Employment, the Attorney
General of Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.
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