Osun JUSUN suspends three-month strike

Workers in the Osun State Judiciary, under the auspices of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday announced suspension of their over three-month strike.

The union however gave a mandate to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to convene a meeting within 7 days to enable the commission to attend to other demands of the union such as regularization and  promotion of all qualified members of staff.

JUSUN further handed down a warning that there shall be no victimization of any form against any judicial officers or any  members of JUSUN for participating directly or indirectly in the strike action or as a result of the strike action.

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The announcement of the strike suspension which was made known in a statement by one Comrade Gbenga Kunle Eludire in Osogbo, said to be on the directives of the National Executive Council of JUSUN under the leadership of Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu, the National President.

The statement read thus below: “Pursuant to the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement signed between the Government of Osun State under the Governorship of Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, the Management of Osun State Judiciary under the Supervision of the Hon, Justice O.A. Ojo, the Hon. Chief Judge of Osun State and, the JUSUN leadership under the supervision of Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu, mni, the National President of JUSUN;

“Having duly fulfilled, either entirely or partially, all stipulated conditions outlined in the MoA, with any outstanding conditions deemed obligatory for prompt  fulfillment to validate this course of action;

“There  shall be no victimization of any form against any judicial officers or any members of JUSUN for participating directly or indirectly in the strike action or as a result of the strike action.

“That the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is hereby urged to conveying a  meeting within 7 days from the day of suspension of the strike to enable the commission attends to other demands of the union such as regularization and promotion of all qualified members of staff;

“That  this decision applies to all categories of workers within the Osun State judiciary;

“For and on behalf of our National President and the entire members of JUSUN in Osun State in particular we express our sincere gratitude to the State Government under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke, the State House of Assembly under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Egbedun, The Speaker of the House for their inestimable contributions to the recalling of our suspended members after close to 5 years, and the magnanimity of the State Government in paying to them their salaries that they were wrongly deprived of.

“We are equally grateful to the authority of the judiciary in the state led by Hon. Justice Adepele Ojo for hearkening to the voice of reason and recalling our said 5 members after it has long been overdue.”