Citing the intervention of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, workers of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have pulled out of today’s industrial strike called by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
The workers of the apex court said they pulled out as a result of cogent and verifiable assurances extracted from the CJN during a closed-door meeting.
Workers of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and their colleagues at the Federal High Court (FHC) also resolved not to go ahead with the strike.
NJC had, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), JUSUN NJC chapter, Mr Joel Ebiloma, hinted that a two-week grace was granted to the authorities concerned to enable them to meet their demands.
The statement further noted that the strike was put on hold to allow relevant stakeholders to engage necessary authorities to ensure that the Accountant General of the Federation released the statutory allocations to the judiciary based on the 2025 appropriation in which the arrears of the wage award, minimum wage and the 25 per cent/35 per cent salary increase had been captured.
However, the Supreme Court, in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting, said the workers concluded not to join the industrial action after assessing issues and the struggle of the CJN to meet their demands.
The communiqué confirmed that the CJN had already visited the Presidency and tabled their demands to get them resolved fully. The communiqué, signed by 12 principal officers of the Supreme Court chapter of JUSUN, led by the Chairman, Danladi Nda, noted that joining the June 2 strike would amount to misplacement of priority and neglect and would result in an exercise in futility.
The communiqué hinted that the Supreme Court chapter of JUSUN had commenced discussion with all the federal chapters towards dropping the planned nationwide industrial action for now.
“We urge those insisting to participate in the strike action to be patient and calm and go along with the CJN to achieve the deserved result,” the communique said.
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