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Judiciary Staff Union Commence Indefinite Strike
- The planned strike may add to the woes of Nigerians whose access to healthcare has already been impaired by the ongoing strike of the association of resident doctors
Judiciary workers, under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike to press home their demand for the financial autonomy of the judiciary.
The national leadership of JUSUN, in a circular dated April 1 and signed by its General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, ordered the shut down of various courts across the country as from Tuesday, April 6.
It directed all states and zonal heads of the union to comply with the strike.
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The union stated that it had at its last National Executive Meeting on March 13, 2021 in Abuja, issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government to implement the financial autonomy of the judiciary with a threat that “failure of which JUSUN will have no other option but to resume the suspended national strike action.”
“Therefore, as a result of the public holiday on April 5, 2021, the strike action has been postponed to Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
“You are directed to shut down courts/departments in your states until further notice from the National Secretariat of JUSUN in Abuja,” the circular partly read.
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