Strike: JUSUN Says Judiciary Funds Be Deducted Directly From Source By AGF To The Heads Of Courts Through NJC

Against the background of the lingering strike which commenced
on April 6, 2021, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has
made its position known.

JUSUN, in a statement made available to Nairalaw signed
by its General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, said each state should
implement its self-accounting law in dealing with the Internally
Generated Revenue

“Each state should implement its self-accounting law or Fund
Management law in dealing with Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)
also known as state consolidated fund) in accordance to (sic)
section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic
Nigeria as amended. While the states that have not yes signed the
Bill into law should do so without delay.” JUSUN said

Furthermore, the Union maintained that amount standing to the
credit of the judiciary from the monthly federal allocation should
be deducted directly from the source by Accountant General of the
Federation and remit same to NJC for onward transmission to heads
of courts

JUSUN said, “For the Federation Consolidated Account also known
as Federal Allocation, the Budget of each State Judiciary submitted
to the implementation committee (received on the 2nd of October,
2020) should be implemented by deducting the amount due to the
state judiciary directly from source by Accountant General of the
Federation in accordance to section 81(3), section 162(9) of the
1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria (as amended) for
the states. The Accountant General of the Federation should be
directed accordingly.

That is, the Accountant General of the Federation should deduct
from the monthly Federal Allocation and remit it to NJC for onward
transmission of the fund to the Heads of Courts at the State
Judiciary. Sections 81(3),162(8)”

The Union also posited that the implementation requested above
should include payment of the arrears from the month of October,
2020

Recall that the JUSUN has been on strike since April 6. The
workers are demanding financial autonomy for the nation’s judiciary
in compliance with the Nigerian Constitution and a judgment of the
Federal High Court in Abuja which affirmed the relevant
constitutional provisions in a January 2014 judgment.

Against the background of the lingering strike which commenced
on April 6, 2021, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has
made its position known.

JUSUN, in a statement made available to Nairalaw signed
by its General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, said each state should
implement its self-accounting law in dealing with the Internally
Generated Revenue

“Each state should implement its self-accounting law or Fund
Management law in dealing with Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)
also known as state consolidated fund) in accordance to (sic)
section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic
Nigeria as amended. While the states that have not yes signed the
Bill into law should do so without delay.” JUSUN said

Furthermore, the Union maintained that amount standing to the
credit of the judiciary from the monthly federal allocation should
be deducted directly from the source by Accountant General of the
Federation and remit same to NJC for onward transmission to heads
of courts

JUSUN said, “For the Federation Consolidated Account also known
as Federal Allocation, the Budget of each State Judiciary submitted
to the implementation committee (received on the 2nd of October,
2020) should be implemented by deducting the amount due to the
state judiciary directly from source by Accountant General of the
Federation in accordance to section 81(3), section 162(9) of the
1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria (as amended) for
the states. The Accountant General of the Federation should be
directed accordingly.

That is, the Accountant General of the Federation should deduct
from the monthly Federal Allocation and remit it to NJC for onward
transmission of the fund to the Heads of Courts at the State
Judiciary. Sections 81(3),162(8)”

The Union also posited that the implementation requested above
should include payment of the arrears from the month of October,
2020

Recall that the JUSUN has been on strike since April 6. The
workers are demanding financial autonomy for the nation’s judiciary
in compliance with the Nigerian Constitution and a judgment of the
Federal High Court in Abuja which affirmed the relevant
constitutional provisions in a January 2014 judgment.