From Victor Osula, Abuja
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has granted an interim order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, from embarking on their planned Wednesday, June 7, 2023 strike, until the determination of the motion on notice.
Issuing the order on Monday in a suit marked NICN/ABJ/158/2023 dated June 5th, in which the Federal Government is listed as the applicant and the NLC and the TUC as the defendants, Justice O. Y Anuwe agreed with Maimuna Lami Shiru (Mrs), DCL, Federal Ministry of Justice, with Feyisara Titiloye (PSC) and Ekene Elodinuo B. (PSC), who sought for “an order of interim injunction restraining the Defendants/Respondents, their members, their agents, employees, workmen, servants, proxies or affiliates from embarking on the planned Industrial Action and/or strike of any nature pending the hearing and determination of the Claimants/Applicants’ motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
According to Justice Anuwe, “the counsel has pointed out that students of Secondary Schools nationwide, especially those writing WAEC exams will be affected; the Tertiary institutions who have only just resumed after a long ASUU strike will also be affected, so too the economy and therefore, the defendant/ Respondents be immediately served with the originating processes in the suit, the motion on notice and the order of the court.”
Justice Anuwe then put the motion on notice for hearing for 19th June 2023, when hearing notices to that effect shall be served on the defendants/Respondents along with the other processes.
