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Published 12:37 am
Published 12:37 am
THE strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has received the tacit support of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, who declared that the reasons for the action were genuine.
The CJN said it had become difficult to fault the idea of the strike since the rights of the union and its members, which had been clearly defined in the constitution, were being denied, especially at state levels.
“I can’t fault your reasons for embarking on this protest because the union wants its rights restored in line with the provisions of the constitution. I commend you for following due process so far to protest against the injustice,” the CJN said during a meeting he had with JUSUN national leaders in Abuja on Wednesday.