Niger judicial officers get N30m wardrobe allowance

As part of its steps to avert the threatened strike by the
magistrates and Sharia Court judges in Niger State, a sum of N30m
has been released by the state government for the wardrobe
allowances of judicial officers in the state, Northern City News
has learnt.

The magistrates and Sharia Court judges had earlier threatened
to embark on an industrial action, if government did not meet their
demands.

The government also, in collaboration with the Commissioner of
Police in the state, agreed that security personnel would be given
to the magistrates and Sharia court judges.

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state,
Nasara Danmalam, made this known on Sunday when he addressed a
meeting of the chairmen and secretaries of the Nigerian Bar
Association from the North Central Zone in Minna.

Magistrates and Sharia court judges in Niger had in a petition
last week given the state government a 21-day ultimatum within
which to improve the condition under which they work or they would
shun the courts indefinitely. The ultimatum will expire on March
21.

The AG disclosed that the judges and magistrates would this week
get both their wardrobe allowances and security details.

Danmalam, who described the petition and ultimatum given the
government as one of the challenges being faced by the ministry,
said there was no justification for the threatened industrial
action because the government had been attending to problems facing
the judiciary promptly.

He said the issue of vehicle and other demands were already
being addressed, expressing the hope that “they (judicial officers)
will see the sincerity of government by not going on strike.”

The AG also told the meeting that the budget of the ministry had
been increased tremendously since the administration came into
power which had enabled the ministry to discharge its functions in
a dignified manner.

As part of its steps to avert the threatened strike by the
magistrates and Sharia Court judges in Niger State, a sum of N30m
has been released by the state government for the wardrobe
allowances of judicial officers in the state, Northern City News
has learnt.

The magistrates and Sharia Court judges had earlier threatened
to embark on an industrial action, if government did not meet their
demands.

The government also, in collaboration with the Commissioner of
Police in the state, agreed that security personnel would be given
to the magistrates and Sharia court judges.

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state,
Nasara Danmalam, made this known on Sunday when he addressed a
meeting of the chairmen and secretaries of the Nigerian Bar
Association from the North Central Zone in Minna.

Magistrates and Sharia court judges in Niger had in a petition
last week given the state government a 21-day ultimatum within
which to improve the condition under which they work or they would
shun the courts indefinitely. The ultimatum will expire on March
21.

The AG disclosed that the judges and magistrates would this week
get both their wardrobe allowances and security details.

Danmalam, who described the petition and ultimatum given the
government as one of the challenges being faced by the ministry,
said there was no justification for the threatened industrial
action because the government had been attending to problems facing
the judiciary promptly.

He said the issue of vehicle and other demands were already
being addressed, expressing the hope that “they (judicial officers)
will see the sincerity of government by not going on strike.”

The AG also told the meeting that the budget of the ministry had
been increased tremendously since the administration came into
power which had enabled the ministry to discharge its functions in
a dignified manner.