Judiciary workers suspend strike
From Julius Alabi, Akure
FOLLOWING intervention of the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Judiciary Staff Association of Nigeria (JUSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike that began yesterday for peaceful, resolution of their grievances through dialogue.
This was disclosed yesterday by the national officer of the union, Mr. Ilesanmi Dido while speaking with The Guardian in Akure, Ondo State capital.
According to him, the national executive council of the union has been invited for a meeting by the chief registrar of the Supreme Court tomorrow to peacefully resolve the matter.
Dido said: "We are ready for dialogue. That is why we want to attend the meeting and that the strike was suspended temporarily for the outcome of the meeting.
"We are going to wait for the result of the meeting because the outcome will determine whether to go on strike again or not and it will also determine our next action", he said.
Dido, who is also the state public relations officer (PRO) of the union, said some states have been informed about the new development while others have not been contacted.
"Lagos and some states have not been informed but I am assuring you that by today, we will get in touch with them to suspend the strike till further notice", he said.
JUSAN had last week reached a resolution at its executive council meeting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to embark on an indefinite strike as from Monday, December 6, following the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demand for welfare package.
It lamented that there has been no visible effort by the leadership of the judiciary and the National Assembly to resolve the problems or open up proper channels for dialogue.
The judiciary workers are demanding among others, welfare package as applicable in the other segment of the federal structure.
They are also demanding a full financial autonomy as well as checking of the tendency for corrupt practices among non-judiciary officers which is attributable to the neglect of the condition of service for judiciary workers for years.
Furthermore, the association considers demeaning the conditions in which the non-judiciary officers operate and taking into cognisance the disparities in payment schedules within the system for the administration of justice in the country.
They noted that the apparent conspiracy of silence was only a grand design to lure the judiciary workers into believing not only that they have no justifiable cause but that they are only to be seen and not heard and fairly treated.
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