THE NIGERIA UNION OF TEACHERS TARABA STATE & ORS V. REV. SARDUANA HABU & ORS

EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Respondents were the applicants at the Taraba State High Court, suing for themselves and on behalf of the Academic Staff of Secondary Schools in Taraba State. The Respondents initiated this action at the trial High Court against the Appellants for the enforcement of their fundamental rights guaranteed by Sections 34, 35 and 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (the 1999 Constitution) and Articles 2, 5, 6, 10 and 11 of the African Charter on Human Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap 10 LFN 1990. The substance of their suit, brought under the Fundamental Right (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, is that, having withdrawn their membership of and resigned from the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) (the 1st Appellant); their employers, the Taraba State Teaching Service Board [2nd Appellant], was obligated to respect their decision and stop deducting "check off dues and Teachers Welfare Premium" from t…