JUSUN begins indefinite strike in Nasarawa

The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, Nasarawa State Chapter, has
commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of state’s
Chief Judge to meet their demands on welfare issues.

The Chairman of the union, Mr Jimoh Musa, made the disclosure in
an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Saturday.

Musa said the decision to embark on the strike was reached at a
congress held on Friday because of the insensitivity and refusal of
the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to address
their demands.

“We reached a consensus at the congress that if the management
of the High Court headed by the Chief Judge of the state did not
meet our demands put across to him that has been lingering before
12a.m Saturday, we will resume indefinite strike.

“So, technically as I speak to you, we have commenced the strike
but it is on Monday the state will feel the impact.

“We have been too patient and tried hard to avoid this last
resort but we have no choice but to press home our demands,” he
said.

Musa said some of the union’s grievances included non conversion
or promotion of workers, who went for further studies legitimately
for the past four years and the inordinate reduction of workers’
salaries to the tune of N4.7 million monthly without any clear
explanations given.

“We tried to resolve the issue amicably and not wash our dirty
linen outside but he refused to listen.

“For the past four years, our workers get released properly to
educate themselves.

“They go to school, come back but instead of them to be
converted and promoted, the chief judge turns deaf ears on
that.

“We have workers who have read law with their LL.B, Master
degrees and so on but remained redundant.

“Secondly, management has been slashing workers’ salaries for
over two years now to the tune of N4.7 million monthly without any
clear explanations,” the union leader said.

Musa added that the union was also against the current method of
promotion of staff whereby judicial workers, unlike in the past,
are mandated to write an examination and get 60 per cent of the
scores before getting the promotion.

(NAN)

The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, Nasarawa State Chapter, has
commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of state’s
Chief Judge to meet their demands on welfare issues.

The Chairman of the union, Mr Jimoh Musa, made the disclosure in
an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Saturday.

Musa said the decision to embark on the strike was reached at a
congress held on Friday because of the insensitivity and refusal of
the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to address
their demands.

“We reached a consensus at the congress that if the management
of the High Court headed by the Chief Judge of the state did not
meet our demands put across to him that has been lingering before
12a.m Saturday, we will resume indefinite strike.

“So, technically as I speak to you, we have commenced the strike
but it is on Monday the state will feel the impact.

“We have been too patient and tried hard to avoid this last
resort but we have no choice but to press home our demands,” he
said.

Musa said some of the union’s grievances included non conversion
or promotion of workers, who went for further studies legitimately
for the past four years and the inordinate reduction of workers’
salaries to the tune of N4.7 million monthly without any clear
explanations given.

“We tried to resolve the issue amicably and not wash our dirty
linen outside but he refused to listen.

“For the past four years, our workers get released properly to
educate themselves.

“They go to school, come back but instead of them to be
converted and promoted, the chief judge turns deaf ears on
that.

“We have workers who have read law with their LL.B, Master
degrees and so on but remained redundant.

“Secondly, management has been slashing workers’ salaries for
over two years now to the tune of N4.7 million monthly without any
clear explanations,” the union leader said.

Musa added that the union was also against the current method of
promotion of staff whereby judicial workers, unlike in the past,
are mandated to write an examination and get 60 per cent of the
scores before getting the promotion.

(NAN)