The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it will appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the lecturers to call off their ongoing strike.
The counsel to the union, Femi Falana, disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV.
Following several failed attempts to resolve the umpass with the academic union, the Federal government through its lead counsel, James Igwe, filed an application for an interlocutory injunction, seeking an order of the court restraining ASUU from further continuing with the strike.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, September 21, Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action, pending the determination of the suit.
He ordered that the case file should be returned to the president of the Industrial Court for reassignment to another judge, as he is a vacation judge.
According to the judge, the strike is detrimental to public university students who cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.
