The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Benin City,

has declared that the June 8, 2022 directive of the state

government suspending trade unions’ activities in tertiary

institutions in the state as unconstitutional, illegal, null and

void.

Recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ambrose

Alli University chapter, had approached the court through its

lawyer, Kingsley Obamogie to challenge the directive of

Governor Godwin Obaseki suspending all unions in the

state’s tertiary institutions.

Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Adewemimo ruled that the

state government was wrong to have suspended trade union

activities in the AAU and other tertiary institutions in the state.

Reacting to the ruling, the ASUU chairman, AAU chapter, Dr

Cyril Onogbosele said the judgment is a victory for

constitutionalism, the rule of law, and due process.