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  • MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO; COURT TELLS EDO STATE GOVERNMENT

    MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO; COURT TELLS EDO STATE GOVERNMENT

    The National Industrial Court sitting at Akure has ordered all the parties in the suit to maintain the status quo in the case filed by Helen Osasuyi and 9 others vs Edo State Government and others. In Suit no NICN/BEN/08/2018, the plaintiffs are seeking several Declaratory orders and injunctive reliefs to reopen the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi and pay the staff therein in accordance with the terms of their employment. The claimants also want the Defendants to refrain from abrogating the establishment law of the college.

    Ruling on the Motion for Interlocutory injunction filed by the Law firm of West-Idahosa & Co, on 10th October, 2018, the trial Judge, Hon. Justice O.O. Oyewumi, held that the parties should maintain the status quo and ordered accelerated hearing of the case. The case is fixed for 12th & 13th of November, 2018. By this order, Edo State Government is restrained from purporting to sack the workers of the college or expelling any student thereof for any reason whatsoever pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.

  • Unlawful closure of Iguoriakhi College of Agriculture; workers/ students sue Edo State Govt and others

    Unlawful closure of Iguoriakhi College of Agriculture; workers/ students sue Edo State Govt and others

    Following the unlawful closure of Iguoriakhi College of Agriculture on 8th August, 2017, by armed policemen on the orders of Edo State Government, the body of academic and non- academic workers as well as students have sued Edo State Government and others in Suit no NICN/BEN/08/2018 at the National Industrial Court, Akure.

    In the Writ of Summons / Complaint filed on behalf of the Claimants by their counsel, Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa of West-Idahosa & Co, the claimants are seeking amongst others,

    i) a declaration that the arbitrary closure of the the college is inconsistent with the extant laws establishing the college and therefore illegal, unlawful, null and void.

    ii) a declaration that the employment of the claimants is with statutory flavor and cannot be tampered with in any other manner other than in accordance with the provisions of the extant law establishing the college.

    iii) a declaration that the students of the college are entitled to continue the pursuit of their academic program without let or hindrance whatsoever by the Defendants and in accordance with the provisions of the extant law establishing the college.

    iv) an Order of court directing the Defendants to re-open the college and release its annual subventions as approved in the 2018 budget for the purpose of resuming its normal academic activities in accordance with the provisions of the extant law establishing the college.

    v) an order of court restraining the Defendants from victimizing the claimants by abrogating, annulling or tampering with the extant law establishing the college with the intention of permanently closing same pending the determination of the suit and thereafter.

    vi) an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants and their agents from further arbitrarily closing down the college in a manner inconsistent with the extant law establishing the college or in any other illegal manner whatsoever.

     

    The case has been adjourned to 7th June, 2018 for arguments on the claimants’ Motion for a Mandatory order to reopen the College pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.

     

    Jude Nweke
    Online judicial reporters