Na wah! Magistrates for Cross River don resume their strike wey dem suspend before o! Dis one no be joke as dem dey vex because government no meet their requests since February 2, 2026. As midnight fall for February 8, dem still no gree sit down with man dem. Dem decision to resume dis strike na for general meeting wey dem hold for January 30, 2026.
For di letter wey dem sign with chair and secretary name, Godwin Onah and Solomon Abuo, dem yarn say dem gree to strike because wetin di government promise dem no show face. E be like say dem don tire to dey beg for wetin supposed to follow as dem dey do their work for state. Dem don already plan to start di indefinite strike since February 9, wey don land without wahala!
But as di government hear how magistrates don strike, dem sabi say dem need to act fast as dem quickly gather meet with di magistrates led by di Chief of Staff, Emmanuel Ironbar, and di Attorney-General, Ededem Ani. Abuo confirm say di meeting happen and di pipo wey dey in charge don talk say make dem give dem small time to fix di matter.
Di magistrates sabi say dem don try to sabi wetin dey happen since di last meeting with di governor wey promise say he go settle dem matter but e no happen like dat. Dem list plenty things wey dey cause dem wahala like promotion wey dem no get since 2015 and di allowance wey just dey N15,000 when neighboring states dey collect N200,000 – N250,000.
Dem also dey reason how di courts dey bad layout, no official cars for magistrates, and di need to repair di courts wey dey look like old school. Some courts dey use rechargeable fans because di ventilation dey go down. E be like say some go run shifts, morning mago sit, afternoon person go come sit again. Wetin be dat?
Di chairman wey dey talk for di association, Godwin, talk say di condition wey dem dey work no dey comot for mouth, as e dey like shrine! E also clear some confusion for pipo wey dey talk say magistrates plenty. Na only 74 magistrates dey Cross River, no be wetin dem dey shout for social media.
As e be now, court matter for di state don paralysed – lawyers dey stranded, and dem dey return suspects back to police cells. Even di correctional officers dey vex because case no dey work. Na wah, di judicial system dey enter wahala, we need make fast move to fix dis! Make we dey watch as e dey unfold. Dis mago be serious matter if dem no settle am quick!
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