The National Industrial Court on Monday declared that the order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on their planned industrial action subsists.

Justice Olufunke Anuwe stated that the order as granted on June 5 subsists pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The court in addition ordered that parties maintain status quo and adjourned the matter until July 20, for hearing.

Earlier, when the case was called, the Federal Government’s counsel, Mr Ochum Emmanuel informed the court that the matter was slated for Monday for the claimant to take its motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from embarking on strike.

He added that he was ready to proceed with his application as the defendants had been served.

Mr Marshall Abubakar, the defendants’ counsel on his part however replied that they had filed an application praying the court to set aside its order granted on June 5, restraining his clients from embarking on strike.

Abubakar further submitted that the claimant was served the application on June 8, only for them to turn around and serve on them a counter-affidavit on Monday in court.

He added that the claimant filed the counter-affidavit on June 16 and instructed the bailiff not to serve them until on Monday in court.

The court enquired if defence was properly before the court, Abubakar responded that he was not certain, but that he will find out and do the needful.

He also prayed for a short adjournment in order to look at the counter-affidavit and respond.

Emmanuel in response opposed Abubakar’s application for adjournment and urged the court to allow him take his motion on notice which was slated for hearing.

The counsel also reiterated that the Federal Government will never a file process and instruct any bailiff not to serve the other party.

He argued that it was probably due to the fact that he filed the processes late on June 16 that made the bailiff to serve defence counsel in court on Monday.

Emmanuel in his submission equally averred that the defendants were not properly before the court as they had not filed their memorandum of appearance, but only came to urge the court to vacate the order it granted on June 5.

He stated that the defendants being not properly before the court cannot seek for an adjournment.

In addition, he submitted that if the court should deem it fit to grant Abubakar’s application for an adjournment, the court should equally declare that the order restraining the defendants from embarking on strike granted on June 5 subsist.

In his reply, Abubakar submitted that Emmanuel’s application was not necessary as the court had earlier stated that parties should maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.

He also informed the court that parties were meeting later on Monday to try and resolve the issue.

The court in its ruling granted the application for adjournment, directed the defendants to enter their memorandum of appearance and instructed parties to maintain status quo.

From facts, he defendants had planned to embark on nationwide strike on June 7 to protest the fuel subsidy removal that brought about the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit.

The federal government had therefore instituted the suit to stop the defendants, stating that the proposed strike may gravely affect the larger society and the well-being of the nation at large.

The claimant in addition stated that the strike is capable of disrupting economic activities,that will affect especially the health and the educational sector.

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The power of the government can be likened to a superpower(something extraterrestrial)... There's almost nothing u cannot do


In the meantime, Nlc and TUC are beginning to act like saboteurs, they don't even wanna negotiate on how to make things better and balance.


Theirs is to always find a way to run from work yet their fight barely yield anything positive enough to affect the masses

Are we still on this type of system, even after a new government ?

Tinubu no be Buhari..

Negotiation is better than court orders. Latter is like sweeping your dirt under the carpet.

Lolzzz.. After enjoying all the freedom and using same to unseat the govt, they are now trying to gag both the people and unions hoping to do same. We go get sense by force. Very soon they will move to regulating and controlling social media. Na to gag everybody remain

Lol NLC don go jam Wu pass dem...


Only ASSU dey serious for this country....

NLC and tuc are another wing of labour party

Our Selected president don dey use his own selected judges against the NLC and the mases now. Make una continue.

I pray that the matter will be resolved without going on strike. God will see us through.

Our judiciary system is very useless...their pockets are full of corns.

By the time Tinubu finish with Nigeria, you all will regret voting him

Devilish government

iCauseTrouble:
By the time Tinubu finish with Nigeria, you all will regret voting him

I think it is time for Nigerians i mean Nigerians to deal with judiciary

Tinubu is very resourceful

They think he's like Buhari. Lol.

It’s expected.

Check my signature

Why is the federal government stopping the NLC and TUC from going on strike

Before you all get carried away with the media propaganda associated with this FG, here are the actions to date and how it affects you (you might not feel the impact immediately but its gonna sting soon)

1. Fuel subsidy is removed and you will buy fuel for 500 to 900naira per liter (depending on the exchange rate). The savings will be looted like that of kerosene and diesel. There will be no commensurate succor/ palliative for your suffering. Instead of going after the subsidy thieves and stopping the smuggling across boarders, they have transferred the responsibility to the helpless Nigerian people.

2. Naira has been devalued (though they call it floating). The FG has handed over the exchange to the market forces where speculators and banks are king. Naira continues to fall in the I/E and parallel market. Anybody who tells you Naira will appreciate is a joker, for a corrupt country like ours, the banks and speculators are the new cabal and will drive the rates how they deem fit. Don’t believe…. Just observe. What most don’t get now is that CBN now has no obligation to provide FX at a particular rate to the market, a such the new FG players can access FX from CBN without noise.

3. FG funding for tertiary education has been removed. Students will pay upwards of 400K tuition fee starting next session. A lot of students will drop out and cannot complete their education anymore. The so-called student loan will be almost impossible for an average student without connection to access. Guess what happens to the savings from this funding…. To b looted by the same people who have impoverished the nation.

4. Electricity tariff have been increased (without increased production) and will take effect from July 1st. This is a death knell to small and medium scale businesses. You are now stuck between the devil (PMS at 550naira per liter) and the blue sea (extra expensive electricity tariff).

5. All the FG has done so far is abandon almost all responsibilities it has over the people through the bills being signed since May 29. All Tinubu has done is to make available funds to be shared by him and his goons at the expense of the people. Not a single bill or action aimed at ameliorating the suffering of the already downcast Nigerian people rather adding to the pain in the guise of elitist policies

6. Guess what…. Same old political criminals are back in power, Gbaja, Akume, Asari Dokubo etc and you expect any real change apart from increased suffering?. How do you expect Tinubu to pay back the these same criminals who supported him into power?

Nigerians…. Suffer no dey tire una?

The matter can be amicably resolved with embarking on an industrial action. It can be negotiated and be a win-win situation

FG is just wasting time

You better do the needful and listen to labour

It is left for them, ASUU are still licking their wounds now after going unpaid strike

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Senior Lecturer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

This thunder wey wan strike must strike abeg..

Fuel price and minimum wage should go paripaso

They are trying to gag the labour union

STORIES,




NIGERIANS HAVE LOST HOPE IN NLC AND TUC,
THEY ONLY WANT TO STRIKE FOR THEIR POCKETS, AND WE ARE SURE THAT THEY AND COURT HAVE COLLECTED BRIBES ALREADY AND ARE DECEIVING THEMSELVES,EVIL PEOPLE.


I REALLY PITY THE POOR MASSES.





TO THE NAIRALANDERS PREACHERS AND EVANGELISTS THANKS FOR GIVING US MORE MESSAGES.



JESUS IS LORD,

WEALTH IS GOOD.

Haha if you know you know

If you don't please as CHUKACHUWA

DevilsEqual:
The power of the government can be likened to a superpower(something extraterrestrial)... There's almost nothing u cannot do


In the meantime, Nlc and TUC are beginning to act like saboteurs, they don't even wanna negotiate on how to make things better and balance.


Theirs is to always find a way to run from work yet their fight barely yield anything positive enough to affect the masses

The power of the government is useless to the patient one

That's why obi is dangerous

NLC should relax negotiate... Strike can start September even January next year if need be

Nbote:
Lolzzz.. After enjoying all the freedom and using same to unseat the govt, they are now trying to gag both the people and unions hoping to do same. We go get sense by force. Very soon they will move to regulating and controlling social media. Na to gag everybody remain

Yes, Social Media will be regulated

They should forget this stroke thing I beg, relax and negotiate first with all options.