The National Industrial Court (NIC) has obstructed National Assembly workers from embarking on a proposed strike action.
Hon. Justice I.S. Galadima gave the directive in his ruling on a motion ex-parte filed by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC).
The NASC (Claimant/Applicant) in the suit No. NICN/ABJ/317/2022, dated October 18, 2022 it brought in case of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (Defendant/Respondent) begged the court to grant an Order of interim injunction obstructing the defendant/respondent either by themselves, their agents, officials, officers or privies from embarking or continuing with their earlier suspended nationwide strike in the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed in the suit.
The Commission also appealed to the court for an Order imposing all the parties in the suit to maintain status quo ante bellum at the date of filing the suit pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice filed in the suit.
It also begged the court for an order directing the defendant not to lock up the NASC office in Utako Abuja and the National Assembly Complex.
In his ruling, Justice Galadima granted an order to restrain PASAN from embarking or continuing with their earlier suspended nationwide strike in the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed in the suit.
He also approved an order directing all parties to the suit to maintain status quo pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed in the suit before adjourning the case till October 25, 2022, for hearing of the pending motion on Notice and determination of same.
Responding to this, the General Secretary of PASAN, Comrade Awobifa Hammed, in a letter that ordered the National Assembly and NASC chapters of the association to stay action on the proposed industrial action which was scheduled to resume after Thursday 20th October, 2022 in view of the court ruling.
He accepted the receipt of the court order restraining PASAN from resuming or continuing with their suspended industrial action.
