Strike: JUSUN To Stop Judgement Delivery In Supreme, Appeal Courts

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria on Monday vowed to continue
its ongoing nationwide industrial action despite an agreement
reached on May 20 to meet their demands.

JUSUN hinged its decision to continue the strike that started on
April 6 on the fact that state governors had failed to sign the
agreement and begin implementation as expected.

The union’s National Treasurer, Jimoh Musa, disclosed this in an
interview with our correspondent on Monday.

Recall that on May 20, state governors and the leadership of
JUSUN and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria signed an
agreement on the modalities and timelines for the commencement of
full financial autonomy for state judiciary and legislative arms of
government.

According to the agreement, all states are required to pass and
assent to the Funds Management Law and the state House of Assembly
Service Commission Law, as well as put in place implementation
structures within a timeframe not exceeding 45 days from the date
of signing the document.

But JUSUN treasurer told our correspondent on Monday that the
governors had yet to sign the agreement.

Musa said, “Up till this moment, the governors have not appended
their signatures on the agreement.

“They proposed all those paragraphs that were not even
acceptable to us, but because we want peace to reign and start from
somewhere, we signed that agreement for them to go and countersign.
They reneged on the agreement they brought before us.”

He added that the Federal Account Allocation Committee had
recently disbursed money to the states and it appeared the money
had been utilised; thus, the governors reneged on the
agreement.

He added, “Even if they sign today, where is the money to credit
the account of the judiciary as promised as contained in the
agreement?

“We are resolute; we will tell the whole world the kind of
people we are dealing with and the strike will continue in another
shape.”

Musa added that the union was aware that the Supreme Court and
the Court of Appeal had delivering judgments in spite of the JUSUN
strike.

“We discovered the virtual judgments and proceedings that were
going on. Some of them are not even at the court premises. They do
it from their homes.

“We have appealed to them today that we will not like to hear
any judgment or proceeding from any court. We have posted people to
different courts to ensure that nobody goes through the court
anymore until this matter is resolved.”

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria on Monday vowed to continue
its ongoing nationwide industrial action despite an agreement
reached on May 20 to meet their demands.

JUSUN hinged its decision to continue the strike that started on
April 6 on the fact that state governors had failed to sign the
agreement and begin implementation as expected.

The union’s National Treasurer, Jimoh Musa, disclosed this in an
interview with our correspondent on Monday.

Recall that on May 20, state governors and the leadership of
JUSUN and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria signed an
agreement on the modalities and timelines for the commencement of
full financial autonomy for state judiciary and legislative arms of
government.

According to the agreement, all states are required to pass and
assent to the Funds Management Law and the state House of Assembly
Service Commission Law, as well as put in place implementation
structures within a timeframe not exceeding 45 days from the date
of signing the document.

But JUSUN treasurer told our correspondent on Monday that the
governors had yet to sign the agreement.

Musa said, “Up till this moment, the governors have not appended
their signatures on the agreement.

“They proposed all those paragraphs that were not even
acceptable to us, but because we want peace to reign and start from
somewhere, we signed that agreement for them to go and countersign.
They reneged on the agreement they brought before us.”

He added that the Federal Account Allocation Committee had
recently disbursed money to the states and it appeared the money
had been utilised; thus, the governors reneged on the
agreement.

He added, “Even if they sign today, where is the money to credit
the account of the judiciary as promised as contained in the
agreement?

“We are resolute; we will tell the whole world the kind of
people we are dealing with and the strike will continue in another
shape.”

Musa added that the union was aware that the Supreme Court and
the Court of Appeal had delivering judgments in spite of the JUSUN
strike.

“We discovered the virtual judgments and proceedings that were
going on. Some of them are not even at the court premises. They do
it from their homes.

“We have appealed to them today that we will not like to hear
any judgment or proceeding from any court. We have posted people to
different courts to ensure that nobody goes through the court
anymore until this matter is resolved.”