THE Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Ogun State says it will embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, April 8.
The strike comes after a 14-day ultimatum the union gave to the Ogun state government over non-payment of the workers’ 40 per cent peculiar allowance.
In a statement on Sunday, April 7, the union said, “The leadership of the union had forwarded necessary documents requested by a representative of the Ogun Government since Friday, March 8, to Gov. Dapo Abiodun.
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“The document was also copied to the Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service, and Attorney-General of the state, including the approval by the National Salaries and Wages Commission to the NJC for payment of the peculiar allowance.”
According to the statement, the judiciary workers are entitled to the allowance.
“After due consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the JUSUN national leadership, we decided to give an additional 14 days to the state government starting from March 18 to April 1 to allow it enough time to do the needful.
“Every member of JUSUN in Ogun is directed to stay at their various homes beginning from Monday. Please, don’t bother to come to the office until further notice from the leadership of the union,” it added.
The ICIR reports that the union had also embarked on a five-day warning strike to protest the non-payment of the peculiar allowance to the state judiciary workers.