Judiciary Commences Strike Friday
By Adetokunbo Fakeye
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has concluded plans to begin nationwide strike tomorrow, Friday.
This was contained in a communique issued by the union at the end of an emergency meeting held on Thursday.
In the communique jointly signed by the National President of the Union, Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu and General Secretary, Comrade Isaiah Adetola, the union also urged the Federal judiciary workers to be at alert because they can be called upon to join in solidarity strike by the National Secretariat. It also disclosed that the national secretariat of the union has taken over the industrial dispute embarked by the River state JUSUN recently over leadership crisis.
“After the exhaustive deliberation on the refusal/failure of state Governments to respect/implement the Federal High Court Abuja, judgment /orders in respect of financial autonomy of state Judiciaries as well as failure of stakeholders to abide by the decision to set up a technical implementation committee of the FAAC meeting of 17th June 2014, it is resolved by NEC as follows.
“That all Judiciary staff at state level nationwide should proceed on an indefinite strike with effect from Friday 11th July 2014.
“That the National secretariat of the union shall notify Federal Judiciary workers to join the action as events unfolds.
“That the National Executive Committee of the union after a review of events in Rivers state Judiciary also resolved that JUSUN members in the state should continue and sustain their current strike until the major stakeholders, fine an amicable resolution of the leadership crisis in Rivers state judiciary. Meanwhile the NEC in session has announced total takeover of action in River state”. The union stated.
