Abuja, Nigeria – E don happen! Judiciary workers wey dey under National Judicial Council (NJC) don pull out from di planned strike wey Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) announce for June 2. Wetin dey sup? JUSUN don give dem members directive to waka take strike, but e be like say dem don change dem mind.
For statement wey Mustapha Laminu, JUSUN national vice-president for north-central, drop on Friday, he talk say dem dey protest because dem never pay dem five months’ arrears for dey wage award. E come dey like say dem no wan implement di N70,000 national minimum wage and di 25/35 percent salary increase. Na wah o!
But as dem check matter for Saturday, Joel Ebiloma wey be spokesperson for JUSUN NJC chapter, announce say dem go give di minister of labour and other heavy weights in judiciary two weeks to handle di matter with di accountant general of di federation.
Ebiloma come talk say: “We go allow dem engage di necessary authorities to ensure say Accountant General release di Statutory Allocations to di Judiciary based on di 2025 Appropriation wey get all di arrears, minimum wage, and di salary increase wey dem dey talk about.”
Plus, Danladi Nda, di chairman for JUSUN supreme court chapter, also drop statement wey confirm say dem go no participate for di planned strike action. According to am, di decision to strike no dey manageable for dem for Supreme Court. As e dey hot, dem talk say di effort wey Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatukunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON (CJN) dey put for di matter no fit go waste.
Nda come add: “Di Supreme Court Chapter of di Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) go no join di Industrial Action (Strike) FOR NOW!” So, abeg no panic, we go still hear wetin happen next as dem dey consider di talks.
Di members from JUSUN federal high court chapter too don withdraw di earlier notice for strike, as dem talk say di notice na “inadvertently issued before di official communication from our National Headquarters.” Dem dey wait for di strike notice from National Congress Office before dem go continue.
As everything dey unfold, we go keep una updated so no worry, make we cross our fingers say dem go figure di wage issues sharp sharp!
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