A final year Law Student of Benue State University identified as Soohemba Agatha Aker has sued President Buhari and the 36 state governors to court for the poor handling of the ongoing ASUU strike.
The former Students’ Union president holds that the Federal Government has not been handling their feud with ASUU well. This being true as the Fedral government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have failed to reach a concrete settlement since the industrial action began 7 months ago.
As reported by Vanguard, the past Benue university SUG president is asking the court to put a halt to the payments of Buhari’s salaries and allowances as well as that of the 36 states governors and all political office holders in the country until a final resolution is reached between ASUU and the FG.
Agatha is also seeking a proportionate order against the Chief of Staff of the President, Secretary to the government, all the Senators , the members of the House of Representatives, all the Ministers,Permanent Secretaries, Heads of parastatals and extra ministerial bodies of the federal republic of Nigeria.It’s also extended to all the Vice chancellors, members of senates striking universities, as well as the salaries and allowances of striking universities and all the ASUU members.
In the suit filed by her counsel, Chukwuma Machukwu Ume (SAN), the petitioner who stated that she is presently affected by the ongoing strike listed the Fedral government of Nigeria,Registered Trustees of ASUU, president of the senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor of Abia State as the respondent of the case.
She further said, she is doing this on behalf of all university students who have been affected by the strike.
