JUSUN orders Osun judiciary staff to droop strike

The national leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has suspended the over three months industrial action embarked upon by the Osun State chapter of the union.

The letter conveying the directive of the union to the state chapter dated March 4, 2024 and obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, was addressed to the caretaker Committee Secretary of Osun JUSUN, Salam Saheed, and signed by M. Akwashiki, the acting General Secretary of the organisation.

JUSUN members in the state embarked on indefinite industrial action on November 22, 2023, after they were dispersed with teargas by the police in the premises of the State High Court in Osogbo.

The staff members protesting non payment of their wardrobe allowance and alleged high handedness of the state Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, had paralysed activities in the High Court as they shut entrance to the premises.

In the letter suspending the industrial action, the JUSUN acting national secretary said the decision was based on the Memorandum of Agreement signed by an official of the state government, the management of the High Court and representatives of the union.

It read partly, “I am directed to convey the decision of the National Working Committee

(NWC) of our great union led by the President, Marwan Adamu for the Osun State branch to suspend the ongoing industrial action.

“The decision was hinged on the Memorandum of Agreement signed between the JUSUN President, Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Osun State, and Honorable Chief Registrar, High Court of Justice, Osun State on the issues in contention.

“Therefore, suspending the action would allow for the Chief Judge of Osun State and Chairman, Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to summon JSC meeting to finalise other issues that has to do with staff regularisation.”