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The ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by JUSUN will continue according to its officials.
.jpg) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad
The judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has insisted that it will not call off the ongoing nationwide strike.
JUSUN said the strike will continue until state governors meet their demands.
JUSUN made the assertion at a meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.
The meeting held at the CJN’s chambers in Supreme Court was to give him feedback on his request for the strike to be called off.
The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hadjia Hadiza Uwani Mustapha also attended the meeting.
The CJN had, at an earlier meeting with JUSUN leaders on April 6,
asked the union to call off the strike given its adverse effect on the
justice system in the country.
But at the latest meeting, JUSUN officials, led by its Deputy
National President, Emmanuel Abioye and Jimoh Musa Alonge, its Treasurer
explained why it is difficult to heed the CJN’s call to end the strike.
Abiyoye told the CJN that the state governors must begin to
demonstrate some level of seriousness by putting in place some measures
precedent to the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary
in their respective states.
‘’Though there’s financial autonomy for the judiciary already
in some states while some are assuring that they would comply others
have to take steps in readiness for compliance,’’ Abioye said.
According to Abioye, the union expects each state to start
implementing its self-accounting law to deal with the Internally
Generated Revenue in line with Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution
as amended; and that states without such law should put it in place.
Abioye said it is his union’s position that there must be some
level of seriousness from all quarters and as such, the amount standing
to the credit of the judiciary from the monthly federal allocation
should be deducted directly from the source by the Accountant General of
the Federation and remit same to the National Judicial Council (NJC)
for onward transmission to heads of courts.
He said, for the Federation Consolidated Account also known as
Federal Allocation, the budget of each state judiciary submitted to the
implementation committee on October 2, 2020, should be implemented by
deducting the amount due to the state judiciary directly from the source
by the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) in line with Sections
81(3) and 162(9) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) for the states.
” In other words, the AGF should deduct from the monthly
Federal Allocation and remit it to NJC for onward transmission of the
fund to the Heads of Courts at the State Judiciary. Until this is done,
there is no going back, the strike would go on.’’
However, the CJN said it has become difficult to fault the idea of
the strike since the rights of the union and its members which are
clearly defined in the Constitution are being denied especially at the
state level.
‘’I can’t fault your reasons for embarking on this protest
because the union wants its rights restored in line with the provisions
of the Constitution. I commend you for following due process so far to
protest against the injustice,’’ the CJN said. |
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