Finally, Judiciary Workers Suspend Strike

 Judiciary workers in Edo state who have been on strike since January have called off their industrial action and are set to resume work on Wednesday.

The Edo state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria suspended its strike for one month with the hope that the salary arrears of its members would be paid by the state government. This was done after consultation with the national headquarters of the union.

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According to Punch, this decision was made after the intervention of an “Honourable Chief Judge’s Committee” chaired by Justice P. A. Akhihiero.

A statement to this effect was signed by the union’s national legal adviser/national assistant secretary, P. Nnamani, and the state chairman, Uyi Ogieriakhi.

“Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Edo State branch, after due consultation with the National Headquarters of the union, has decided to suspend the strike action embarked upon by the union for a period of one month. It is expected that this period of one month would afford this eminent persons and stakeholders the opportunity to conclude the modalities for the Edo State Government to pay the seven-month arrears of the Edo State Judiciary Workers.

“Consequently, all members of Judiciary ‎Staff Union of Nigeria, Edo State branch, are hereby to resume work on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.”

The state chairman however urged the governor to shift ground as they had also done the same. He said they were ready to waive part of the salaries if the governor would also do their yearnings.

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“We expect the Comrade Governor to also do his part so that this impasse will be put to an end. We have shifted grounds, even before we called off this strike, that we are ready to drop part of the salaries so that he can stagger the rest.

“But the decision we have taken is to tell all Edo people that we have decided to shift ground more so that this impasse, as directed by the national headquarters, will be put on hold,”

They expect the state government not to victimise members that participated in the strike.

Meanwhile, Local government chairmen and councilors in Edo State are set to reject their salaries, allowances until the salaries of workers are paid in full.

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