FG Meets Striking Judicial Workers Monday

*JUSUN says CJN can’t meet demands, as strike
continues

The Federal Government will meet the striking judicial workers
over the lingering crisis in the sector; even as the leadership of
the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has declared that the
seven-day-old strike will continue until their demands are met.

However, the union also declared that the Chief Justice of
Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad, who met with them earlier to
call off the strike cannot give what he does not have, therefore,
he cannot meet their demands.

The Monday meeting between the government and JUSUN was called
at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator
Chris Ngige, and scheduled to commence by 2 pm.

JUSUN commenced a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 6, when
the union directed all its members across the federation to shut
down all courts after the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum
earlier given over the failure of the government to implement the
financial autonomy of the judiciary.

The union is demanding financial autonomy of the judiciary,
especially at the state level where the governors have deliberately
denied the judiciary access to their fund in gross disregard to
Section 121 subsection 3 of the 1999 Constitution.

“Our struggle, and what we are fighting for, the implementation
of financial autonomy of the judiciary is in line with the
constitution and other extant laws,” President of JUSUN, Marwan
Mustapha had said.

The National Treasurer of JUSUN, Comrade Jimoh Musa Alonge, who
represented Comrade Marwan during a meeting between JUSUN
leadership and the CJN, said Justice Tanko Mohammad identifies with
the union and believes that their demands are legitimate and
constitutional.

But he pointed out that the CJN was not in a position to meet
their demands, as what the union was demanding is not in his hands
to give.

Comrade Alonge said as a father would do, the CJN begged them to
explore another way to resolve the crisis and call off the
strike.

He said: “We met with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, after
explanation, he reasoned with us and he was satisfied with our
demands. It’s our right, it worths fighting for but he appealed in
the interest of the country as a father would do for us to find a
better way of resolving this matter by soft landing.

“But as we rightly know, what we are demanding for is not in the
hands of Chief Justice of Nigeria to give. So, you cannot give what
you don’t have but he has appealed to us and we have promised him
we are going to call our NEC meeting to discuss his appeal to them,
and whatever comes out, we would let him know.

“But for now, the strike is on and will continue until our
demands are met.”

*JUSUN says CJN can’t meet demands, as strike
continues

The Federal Government will meet the striking judicial workers
over the lingering crisis in the sector; even as the leadership of
the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has declared that the
seven-day-old strike will continue until their demands are met.

However, the union also declared that the Chief Justice of
Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad, who met with them earlier to
call off the strike cannot give what he does not have, therefore,
he cannot meet their demands.

The Monday meeting between the government and JUSUN was called
at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator
Chris Ngige, and scheduled to commence by 2 pm.

JUSUN commenced a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 6, when
the union directed all its members across the federation to shut
down all courts after the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum
earlier given over the failure of the government to implement the
financial autonomy of the judiciary.

The union is demanding financial autonomy of the judiciary,
especially at the state level where the governors have deliberately
denied the judiciary access to their fund in gross disregard to
Section 121 subsection 3 of the 1999 Constitution.

“Our struggle, and what we are fighting for, the implementation
of financial autonomy of the judiciary is in line with the
constitution and other extant laws,” President of JUSUN, Marwan
Mustapha had said.

The National Treasurer of JUSUN, Comrade Jimoh Musa Alonge, who
represented Comrade Marwan during a meeting between JUSUN
leadership and the CJN, said Justice Tanko Mohammad identifies with
the union and believes that their demands are legitimate and
constitutional.

But he pointed out that the CJN was not in a position to meet
their demands, as what the union was demanding is not in his hands
to give.

Comrade Alonge said as a father would do, the CJN begged them to
explore another way to resolve the crisis and call off the
strike.

He said: “We met with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, after
explanation, he reasoned with us and he was satisfied with our
demands. It’s our right, it worths fighting for but he appealed in
the interest of the country as a father would do for us to find a
better way of resolving this matter by soft landing.

“But as we rightly know, what we are demanding for is not in the
hands of Chief Justice of Nigeria to give. So, you cannot give what
you don’t have but he has appealed to us and we have promised him
we are going to call our NEC meeting to discuss his appeal to them,
and whatever comes out, we would let him know.

“But for now, the strike is on and will continue until our
demands are met.”