Judiciary workers’ nationwide strike grounds Abuja courts
An official of the workers’ union says the strike will be called off until its demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary is met.
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Activities were grounded at various courts in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Tuesday as a result of the nationwide strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
PREMIUM TIMES reported that JUSUN had in an April 1, 2021, circular directed all its states and zonal heads to comply with the strike as from Tuesday.
The union is demanding the implementation of constitutional provisions granting financial autonomy to the judiciary, and the obedience to a January 2014 judgment ordering its enforcement.