Judiciary Workers Suspend Strike

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu

Linda  Eroke


Federal judicial workers have called off their two-day old industrial action that crippled activities at all federal judicial institutions across the country.

The workers were protesting the Federal Government’s failure to implement the Consolidated Judiciary Staff Salary Structure (CONJUSS).

The suspension of the strike followed a meeting called by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, which was attended by leaders of the striking workers under the umbrella of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria Union (JUSUN), representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Judicial Service Commission, the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation and the Chairman of National Salaries and Wages Commission, Tuesday night.

The suspension was sequel to agreement reached at the meeting which among others, agreed stated that a time frame not exceeding five months be allowed for the process of white paper release to be accomplished and the realisation of all other issues leading to the issuance of a circular on a new remuneration package for the aggrieved workers.

The communiqué signed by all the parties reads: “It was subsequently agreed as follows; that the salary structure review should be subjected to the holistic outcome of the White Paper on the Report of the Presidential Salary Harmonisation Committee under the chairmanship of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, that a committee would be set up to identify the peculiarities associated with the job performed by JUSUN members. Membership of the committee is annexed hereto.”

The communiqué added that “A time frame not exceeding five months should be allowed for the process of White Paper release to be accomplished as well as the realisation of all other issues leading to the issuance of a circular on a New Remuneration Package. The Federal Judicial Service Commission shall monitor and render progress report at the meeting to be held in two (2) months time. The meeting would reconvene two (2) months from the date of this MoU to assess progress made on issues agreed upon. In view of the above understanding, JUSUN hereby suspends its on-going strike.”