Judiciary workers suspend planned nationwide strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has directed its members across the country to suspend for two weeks their planned nationwide industrial action scheduled to begin June 2.

The strike action was put on hold due to the intervention of the Minister of Labour and critical stakeholders who have held series of meetings with the union leaders in the past 48 hours.

A statement on Sunday by Mr. Joel Ebiloma, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), JUSUN National Judicial Council Chapter, hinted that the two weeks’ grace was granted the authorities concerned to enable them put their house in order.

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has directed its members across the country to suspend for two weeks their planned nationwide industrial action scheduled to begin June 2.

The strike action was put on hold due to the intervention of the Minister of Labour and critical stakeholders who have held series of meetings with the union leaders in the past 48 hours.

A statement on Sunday by Mr. Joel Ebiloma, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), JUSUN National Judicial Council Chapter, hinted that the two weeks’ grace was granted the authorities concerned to enable them put their house in order.

The meetings were between JUSUN of various Federal Judicial Bodies, the Minister of Labour, and other stakeholders from the Judiciary as mandated by the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to avert closure of courts on June 2.

Specifically, it was resolved at the meetings that the Minister of Labour and other critical stakeholders be granted two weeks to solve the pending problems with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

During the two weeks’ period, the Accountant General of the Federation is expected to release the statutory allocations to the Judiciary based on the 2025 Appropriation in which the arrears of the Wage Award, minimum wage and the 25%/35% salary increase have been captured.

Credit: dailypost.ng

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