A LAGOS BASED LAWYER SUE FG/ASUU OVER LINGERING STRIKE

A Lagos based lawyer, Mr Daniel Onwe, has dragged Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a Federal High Court, Lagos over violation of the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students, who have been out of school following the union's strike.
The suit, FHC/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, 1999 and Article 5 of the African Charter of Human and People's Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. 10, LFN, 1990.
Onwe is asking the court for declaration that the indefinite strike leading to the closure of government-owned universities across the country violates the fundamental right to dignity of person of affected student guaranteed under Section 34 of the 1999 Constitution.
He is seeking for an order from the court directing the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve their differences and forthwith re-open universities, including an order mandating ASUU to call off their ongoing strike action and resume their job by lecturing in the said universities immediately
Hearing on the suit, before Justice Ibrahim Buba, is on November 13
Vanguard.