Courts To Remain Closed As Judiciary Workers, FG Fail To Reach Agreement
Courts across the country will remain closed until at least next week after a meeting between judiciary workers and representatives of the Federal Government ended with no concrete solutions.
The meeting was postponed till next week.
The workers have been on strike since April as they insist on financial autonomy for the judiciary.
The Federal Government said they have signed the appropriate laws for judiciary autonomy into law and that implementation lies with state governments.
At Thursday’s meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige,
reiterated that the Federal Government has no problem with the issue of financial autonomy for the judiciary.
He maintained that it is an issue that concerns states and their finances.
The Minister also added that they have made major progress during the series of meetings the government has held since they declared the strike.
Ngige said they have met 90 percent of all requirements and
that the remaining 10 percent need to be addressed after the reopening of the courts.
He pleaded with the workers to suspend their strike, so that all the procedures can be operationalised.
He also said that the closure of courts is an impediment for security agencies,
who cannot charge suspects of crimes such as kidnapping and banditry to court.
In his remarks, President of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Marwan Adamu,
said the meeting wouldn’t have been necessary if the position of the law and constitution had been adhered to.
He said the workers were not attempting to negotiate the constitution
but to ensure compliance with its provisions on financial autonomy for the judiciary.
By Victoria E.I
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