After six weeks of strike action, the Kogi State branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended the strike following agreements with the state government to grant financial autonomy to the state judiciary.
The union, after a meeting, said that the decision to suspend the strike was taken in consultation with its national body.
In a communiqué signed by the state chairman, Mr Daniel Adinoyi, and Secretary, Mohammed Zakari, on Friday, it was stated that the resolution was sequel to a February 9 meeting with representatives of the state government, the judiciary including Sharia and Customary Courts of Appeal and state branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
It added that the government’s side, led by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, expressed its willingness to pay to the judiciary, money due to it on monthly or quarterly basis.
According to the union, “In the event of any shortfall in the federation allocation to Kogi State, remittance to the judiciary shall be on monthly or quarterly pro-rata basis,” adding that JUSUN had confidence that government would implement the resolution.
The communiqué further read: “The union met on 12 February in consultation with the national body of JUSUN and resolved that the strike embarked upon on 2 January be suspended from 13 February, 2015.”
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