The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has threatened to go on indefinite strike if its demands are not satisfied, and has given the Federal Government seven days to implement the new national minimum salary and other benefits.
According to reports, this limit was declared in a statement issued on Wednesday after an urgent meeting at the JUSUN Secretariat in Abuja.
The countdown will last for seven days, starting on Thursday, February 13, 2025, and ending on February 19, 2025.
A strike will begin indefinitely on February 20, 2025, JUSUN has warned, if the Federal Government does not respond to their requests within this time frame.
For judicial staff, the union is demanding that the new ₦77,000 national minimum salary and other perks be fully implemented.
While other members of the public sector have already begun to receive the updated compensation, JUSUN has been at odds with the Federal Government over the failure to implement the new minimum wage for judicial staff.
A 21-day ultimatum had already been given by the workers to the government to address their concerns, but nothing was done in that period.
The main focus of the discussion was the fact that all heads of federal courts, FCT courts, and judicial bodies had been given a twenty-one (21)-day ultimatum.
The resolution that follows was reached following lengthy discussions. The Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, has urgently intervened and provided an extra seven (7) days’ notice to fully execute the subject matter in accordance with the applicable laws governing industrial disputes.
The period of seven (7) days will begin on Thursday, February 13, 2025, and conclude on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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In the event that our requests are not implemented within the allotted time, the union will be unable to ensure industrial harmony. The announcement states that as a result, the strike will start on Thursday, February 20, 2025, and last indefinitely.
JUSUN has called on the federal government to take immediate action to avoid interfering with the country’s judicial operations.
