JUSUN Denies Suspending Nationwide Strike

The Judiciary Staff  Union
of Nigeria (JUSUN) has denied the suspension of its ongoing  nationwide strike.
In an interview  with The Tide, the State Chairman, Comrade Sokari George, said the National Executive  Council  has not directed any state branch to suspend the strike  action.
George  confirmation  came on the heels of an alleged  suspension of the nationwide strike, following a truce each by the union with The Federal Government through  Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Nwogu.
He said the union is still on strike until the federal and state governments obey the court judgment of the Federal High Court on the direct line funding of the Judiciary as an independent  arm of government.
The union leader said Jusun  members are not on any selfish nationwide strike  but are on strike  to strengthen  the Judiciary  in the performance of its constitutional enshrined role as recognised by the  1999 constitution.
He said the strike action would be called off upon the full implementation of the Federal High Implementation of the  Federal High Court Judgement by the federal and state governments.
He enjoined the various stakeholders in the Justice administration to understand  the position of the Union for  embarking on the nationwide strike.
In a similar vein , the national Publicity Secretary  of Jusun, Comrade Kayode Agbargbo, has  described as nonsense  the insinuation in some quarters that the union has called off its nationwide strike.
He said “as the spokesman of the union, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union has never met to take any decision in relationship to the  suspension of the union strike action”.
Kayode said “even the union National President has never called him to inform  him to the suspension of the strike action” stressing that the  nationwide  strike  continues.
However, The Tide investigation revealed that the Jusun  nationwide strike has taken  heavy  toll on practicing lawyers  across the country.
Here in Port Harcourt some lawyers especially the younger ones are finding it difficult to make ends meet as the gate of the courts remained  shut due to Jusun’s strike action.

Philip Okparaji