The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has said that it will embark on what it called ‘total strike’ over the failure of stakeholders to respect the last Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding financial autonomy of the Judiciary. JUSUN said it would commence an indefinite strike from January 2, 2015 pending when the judiciary is free from the captives and strangulation of state governors. The union after an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) in Abuja, said the planned strike became imperative, considering the ‘rough terrain encountered by the union to make state governors implement the judgement of the federal high court delivered on January 13, 2014, which it said fell on deaf ears.’ In a communique made available to journalists, which was jointly signed by the President of the union, Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu and the Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Placidus Nnamani, said it was obvious that the state governors are deliberately disobeying and frustrating the independence of the judiciary. JUSUN also alleged that the Accountant-General of the Federation is suspected to have compromised his position and the authority imposed on him by the court order. It will be recalled that the union suspended its earlier attempt to embark on strike following the last Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) supervised by the Minister of Labour. JUSUN, however, warned that ‘the indefinite strike which would start on January 2, 2015 would be total until the total compliance with the judgement of the court and the terms contained in the MoU.” It added that the union would not take responsibility of any mishap as a result of the breach.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 08:47:44 +0000
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