JUSUN National faults resumption notice y Lagos Judiciary

National leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have on Friday, described as sabotage and unacceptable, the notice of partial resumption by the Lagos State Judiciary, from the ongoing nationwide strke action by JUSUN.

JUSUN had on April 6, embarked on a nationwide industrial action calling for a full implementation of financial autonomy for the Judiciary.

On April 15, following an executive meeting of JUSUN's national working committee, the union had also staged a protest in all its branches, demanding that the various state governors, give full effect to constitutional provisions on financial autonomy for the Judiciary

Recall that in view of a communique issued by the Lagos chapter of JUSUN on April 27, the administrive department of the Lagos State judiciary had issued a corresponding notice directing all members of staffs to resume at their various duty posts on April 29.

Reacting to the resumption notice, national secretary of JUSUN, Mr Isaiah Adesola, said that the ongoing JUSUN strike has a history which dates back to a court's judgement delivered in favour of JUSUN in 2014.

According to him, the findings of the court was in favour of the union and same decision has neither been appealed nor challanged at a higher court, adding that there has also not been an obedience to the court's order.

He said;
""This strike is called by the National Executive Council of this union and so, no branch or chapter has the powers or authority to hold a congress within their states to decide to go back to work

"The NEC called out the workers on strike and it is the NEC that will announce to all the workers or Nigerians that the dispute have been settled and then people can resume work.

"So, what they are doing in Lagos is self made.

"However we have mandated the chapters in the south west or the five other states to move down to Lagos and close down the gates of the courts.

"What the Lagos chapter is doing is seen as a sabotage against the intentions of the Union ," he said

According to him, the action of the Lagos chapter may instigate other states to follow suit adding that such development will not be in the best interest of the Union and the Judicialry at large