JUSUN commends Tinubu’s 300% pay rise approval for judicial officers

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law.

According to the National President of JUSUN, Comrade Marawan Adamu, the signing of the bill is a welcome development in the system as the aim is to minimise corruption in the system in view of the situation in the country.

Recall that President Tinubu signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law on Tuesday, last week.

Adamu said: “We want to commend President Tinubu for signing the bill into law. But we are confused because of what we are seeing in the news. What we saw is that the approval is for judicial officers.

“It means other staff from the office of the Chief Registrar downwards are not included, going by what they are saying; we have not seen the law yet. During the public hearing at the National Assembly on the amendment of the bill, we were consulted by the House of Representatives to make input. We presented our positions. We asked for a holistic review for the salary for all the staff.”

Adamu, however, said the union and its members would be patient to see how things unfold. “We have called for an emergency National Executive Council meeting to deliberate and review the issues and other related matters with regards to the judiciary,” he said.

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