NATIONAL President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
Dr Nasir Fagge may be committed to prison for disobeding the National
Industrial Court.
Chairman of the Delta University Abraka, Prof Abel Diakparomre had on
behalf of himself and the chapter dragged Dr Nasir Fagge and the
National body of the union to court for not recognizing him as the duly
elected Chairman of the chapter.
The court had in the suit No. NICN/ABJ/44/2014 retrained Fagge and ASUU
from conducting a bye-election into the chairmanship position of ASUU
chapter, Delta State University Abraka or appointing anybody in acting
capacity.
In the order of interim injunction given by President of the National
Industrial Court, Justice B. A Adejumo and renewed by the Presiding
judge of the Industrial Court sitting in Enugu, Justice Auwal Ibrahim,
the court said Fagge would be guilty of contempt of court and shall be
liable to be sent to prison unless he obeys the orders of the Court.
The National President, Dr Nasir Fagge had after the election of Prof
Abel Diakparomre barred him from attending the National Executive
Council, NEC, and had appointed several persons to act as Chairman of
the branch but declined until one Dr Emmanuel Nwafor who was elected in
the said election held on 12th February 2014 as Investment Officer was
appointed to act as the branch Chairman against orders of the court.
Among orders of the Court was an order restraining Dr Nasir Fagge
“either by themselves, privies, assigns, agents, surrogates, or other
persons or authorities claiming authorities from them or any person
whosoever from however acting in anyway upon the refusal of First
Defendant to accredit the Claimant as Chairman, Accademic Staff Union of
Universities of the Delta State University, Abraka Branch (ASUU -DELSU)
at the NEC meeting of Accademic Staff Union of Universities and
pronouncing the Second Defendant as Acting Chairman, Accademic Staff
Union of Universities of the Delta State University, Abraka Branch (ASUU
-DELSU).”
The matter which came up for hearing Tuesday could not be heard due to the absence of the presiding judge.
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