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[FILES] News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN on April 6 directed its members to shut down all courts across the country.Some lawyers and litigants in Kaduna on Monday expressed concern over the prolonged strike ambarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN on April 6 directed its members to shut down all courts across the country; its members complied with the directive and mounted guard at the entrances of the courts to ensure that no one entered the court premises. x
The lawyers and litigants, therefore, appealed to the State Governors for a quick resolution to end the strike.
Olu-Alade made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. x
He urged the Federal Government to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Accountant General to deduct from source monies standing to the credit of the judiciary.
”’The provisions of Constitution are clear to the extent that the Judiciary both at the Federal and State Level shall be independent in line with Section 121 (3), Section 81 (3) and Section 162(9).
”The Federal Government should resolve the prolonged judiciary workers strike through provisions in the Constitution,” he said.
Olu-Alade said the strike was regrettable as the judiciary staff had to embark on industrial action to compel the executive to comply with the law that guarantees autonomy for the judiciary.
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By Ameh Ejekwonyilo
The striking Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has rejected the 36 state governors’ proposed template for the implementation of judiciary’s financial autonomy being demanded by the workers.
The governors, in their proposal, seek the creation of a State Account Allocation Committee (SAAC) to oversee the distribution of funds to the three arms of government at the state level.
But in a communique the union issued after a May 8 meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC), the union insisted on its demand that funds meant for the state judiciaries must be deducted directly from the federation account and paid to the heads of courts through the National Judicial Council (NJC) .