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Judiciary Workers Disrupt Court Sittings In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), yesterday disrupted court sittings and chased out litigants and lawyers who appeared in courts in Akwanga Local Government Area of the State.
The Tide Correspondent reports that the courts that JUSUN shut down were the High Court, Upper Area Court, Chief Magistrates’ Court, Grade I Area court, all in Akwanga Local Government Area of the State.
Speaking to newsmen, the State Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the union, Mr Solomon Iyigulu, expressed the union’s disatisfaction over the state government’s inability to meet their demands.
Iyigulu said that the union was in Akwanga to ensure total compliance of the strike which began on November 13, 2018 as well as to ensure that no activity took place in courts not only in Akwanga but the entire state.
“I call on our members to continue to remain resolute, remain at home and be law abiding until they hear further directive from us”, he added.
Some state government and private lawyers and litigants who came for their cases expressed disappointment as the courts remained locked by JUSUN.
The JUSUN officials who carried leaves, shouted slogans like:” pay us our salary and meet our demands, if not” , “we will continue to disrupt courts proceedings across the state”.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his resolve to remain steadfast in delivering development projects across the state, declaring that political distractions will not derail his administration’s commitment to the people.
The governor gave the assurance last Wednesday, while inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation of major roads within the old Port Harcourt Township, including the Creek Road Market project.
Apparently reacting to the prevailing political atmosphere, Fubara insisted that his priority remains governance and service delivery, not political pressures.
“I have promised our people that no matter the situation, we will not lose focus on governance,” he said.
“They entrusted us with leadership, and the least we owe them is confidence, stability and the assurance that governance will continue strongly.” he added.
Accompanied by Engineer Michel Issa of Setraco Nigeria Limited, Fubara toured several completed and ongoing roadworks, inspecting rehabilitated streets around Moore House before concluding the exercise at the Creek Road Market.
Speaking on the market redevelopment, the governor described the project as central to the revival of the old Port Harcourt township, noting that the modernisation of the facility would restore its lost glory and improve commercial activities in the area.
He explained that the new market was designed to accommodate traders currently operating on the roads, a situation he said contributes to traffic congestion and the rapid deterioration of road infrastructure along Creek Road.
“What are we trying to do? You can see the difficulty in driving through Creek Road because we don’t have proper settlement for marketers,” Fubara said, adding, “If we fix this market, those trading on the streets will move inside.”
According to him, relocating traders into the market will make it easier to properly rehabilitate the roads and preserve their structural integrity, while also enhancing the aesthetics of the township
On the road network, the governor disclosed that the rehabilitation works span from Borokiri through all major streets in the old township, stressing that the approach is holistic and aimed at delivering lasting infrastructure upgrade.
