The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) may shut down the country over the struggle for judicial autonomy and the independence of the judiciary.
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has been on strike since April 6, 2021, and in solidarity, the NLC has resolved to mobilize all its affiliate unions and state councils to shut down operations in a national strike.
The Acting President of JUSUN, Comrade Emmanuel Abioye, made this known after an emergency meeting of leadership of the union at the Ayuba Wabba House, Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the option left for JUSUN, after it has done all it is supposed to do without success, is to call for the intervention of the NLC.
The leadership of JUSUN regretted that the governors reneged on their promise to sign the Memorandum of Action arrived at the meeting between JUSUN and the governors when the Federal Government intervened a week ago.
The JUSUN acting president said that the options that they have considered include, but not limited to involving the NLC as the NLC president had said a similar thing in his speech at the Workers Day on the 1st of May. He said that being an affiliate of the NLC they cannot be in this crises and NLC will fold its hands. To that effect, he said that NLC is prepared to do the needful .
Recall that the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba said that it is regrettable that for over a month, activities in the courts were paralysed just because of ego and the domineering influences of the governors.
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