The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has again pleaded with members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to call off their ongoing strike in the interest of the nation.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ahuraka Isah, the CJN’s Senior Special Assistant on Media.
Muhammad made the call after a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, at the Supreme Court.
The CJN said calling off the strike would also allow opportunity for further negations towards the resolution of the dispute.
Muhammad observed that some of the issues in contention were already sub judice and as such, there is need to give the requisite legal process enough opportunity to be exhausted.
JUSUN members embarked on the nationwide strike on April 6 in agitation for the judiciary’s financial freedom from the executive, particularly at the state level, where the state governors only fund the two other arms of government as they please.
