Judiciary Workers’ Strike: Courts closed in Lagos, Kano, Benue, others
Judiciary workers began their nationwide strike to press for financial autonomy on Tuesday. 5 min read
Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) who began a nationwide strike on Tuesday shut down courts in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Benue, and Oyo states.
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 workers are demanding financial autonomy for the nation’s judiciary in compliance with the Nigerian Constitution and a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which affirmed the relevant constitutional provisions in a January 2014 judgment.
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