The former councils’ political functionaries also appealed to the Chief Justice of the Nation to help them prevail on Abiodun towards ensuring that he respects the orders of the court and release funds for the payments of their entitlements without further delay.
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The NICN had on September 21, granted interlocutory order in favour of the federal government, ordering the university lecturers to resume work pending the resolution of their dispute with the government.
Other co-defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the State, the State Ministry of Education, State Education Teaching Board and Bureau of Pension Service.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the strike, the longest industrial action in the Nigerian judiciary, was suspended on June 9 following a meeting between officials of the union and the National Judicial Council, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad.
The National Industrial Court on Monday resumed after two weeks Easter vacation and granted leave to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation to explore the possibility of settling out of court with its staff.