Nigerian News Beat

The Judiciary staff union Of Nigeria has threatened to begin a warning strike that would last three days. This is to demand for the implementation of the judiciary sector financial autonomy as ordered by the court.
The court ordered the union won compels executives of the Federal and State governments to pay funds directly to the heads of courts in the country but the executives has been flouting the order.

The president of the union, Marwan Mustapha Adamu, told reporters that if the government at all levels did not abide by the ruling of the court after the warning strike, they would embark on an indefinite strike.

Immediately after a nearly three hours meeting at the Michael Imoudu Institute of Labour Studies hall in Ilorin, Kwara State,  members of the judicial staff union sang their labour song.

Mr Marwan said that the government had responded to the union’s demand for financial autonomy with threats, reduction in allocation, non-payment of salaries or reduction of salaries of its members.

“After waiting and sending several reminders, the union, therefore, has no option than to embark on a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, March 12 to Friday 14 to compel the Federal and State governments to grant financial autonomy to the judiciary by paying directly to the heads of courts throughout the country,” he said.