Financial Autonomy: JUSUN Vows To Continue Strike, Resolves To Deal With State Flouting Directives

*Condemns Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai, For Declaring Waba
Wanted

Leaders of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have
resolved to sustain their over one- month old strike despite call
by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, that
the strike be called off.

Justice Muhamad had, after meeting with the Minister of Labour
and Employment, Chris Ngige on Tuesday, urged the striking court
workers to end their action to allow for further negotiations over
implementation of financial autonomy for the Judiciary.

Rising from it National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja
on Wednesday, the union commended the CJN, Ngige and others for
their interventions but resolved to sustain the industrial
action.

In a communiqué signed by the National Deputy President, Comrade
Emmanuel Abioye and General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, JUSUN vowed:
“to continue with the ongoing industrial acton until the provision
of the constitution in contention is fully complied with as the
provisions of the constitution are non-negotiable.”

It resolved to “deal with any state found not fully complying
with its directive on the ongoing strike action while commending
members to remain resolute.”

The union warned that no member of any branch or chapter of the
union should be victimised on account of this ongoing strike.

JUSUN frowned at the conduct of some state Chief Judges, who it
noted, were uncooperative and working against the cause the union
was fighting.

“NEC-in-session frowns at the attitude of some state Chief
Judges on their anti-constitutional disposition on the full
implementation of the financial autonomy of the Judiciary.”

It condemned the decision by the Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai
to declare the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba
Wabba wanted.

The group said it was unhappy with “the continued anti-labour
disposition of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and therefore
demands for immediate payment of the withheld August 2020 salary
and release of check off dues accruing to the union.”

*Condemns Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai, For Declaring Waba
Wanted

Leaders of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have
resolved to sustain their over one- month old strike despite call
by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, that
the strike be called off.

Justice Muhamad had, after meeting with the Minister of Labour
and Employment, Chris Ngige on Tuesday, urged the striking court
workers to end their action to allow for further negotiations over
implementation of financial autonomy for the Judiciary.

Rising from it National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja
on Wednesday, the union commended the CJN, Ngige and others for
their interventions but resolved to sustain the industrial
action.

In a communiqué signed by the National Deputy President, Comrade
Emmanuel Abioye and General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, JUSUN vowed:
“to continue with the ongoing industrial acton until the provision
of the constitution in contention is fully complied with as the
provisions of the constitution are non-negotiable.”

It resolved to “deal with any state found not fully complying
with its directive on the ongoing strike action while commending
members to remain resolute.”

The union warned that no member of any branch or chapter of the
union should be victimised on account of this ongoing strike.

JUSUN frowned at the conduct of some state Chief Judges, who it
noted, were uncooperative and working against the cause the union
was fighting.

“NEC-in-session frowns at the attitude of some state Chief
Judges on their anti-constitutional disposition on the full
implementation of the financial autonomy of the Judiciary.”

It condemned the decision by the Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai
to declare the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba
Wabba wanted.

The group said it was unhappy with “the continued anti-labour
disposition of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and therefore
demands for immediate payment of the withheld August 2020 salary
and release of check off dues accruing to the union.”