Court Stops El-rufai From Sacking 21,780 Kaduna Teachers

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kaduna Division, has told the
Kaduna state government to halt its planned sacking of 21,780
teachers.
The Kaduna government had said it would sack the teachers after
they failed a competency test.
But the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) dragged the
state government to court, asking it to stop the government from
sacking the teachers over the test written in June.
Head of the teachers’ counsel, Samuel Atum, had filed a motion of
“interlocutory injunction”, seeking stay of action pending the
outcome of the case.
However, Justice Lawal Mani granted the application pending the
determination of the substantive suit and adjourned the case to
February 6th, 2018.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the court session, the
plaintiff’s counsel lauded the court for graciously granting their
prayers.
“I have confidence that the government will comply and obey this
order,” the plaintiff’s counsel said.
“This is democracy and the premise of democracy is the rule of law,
so we expect nothing more than absolute submission by the state
government to comply with the order of the court.”