JUSUN urges govt to invoke Executive Order 10

Agency Reporter 

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has urged the Federal Government to direct the

Attorney-General of the Federation and Accountant General to deduct monies standing to the credit of the judiciary.

The Deputy President of JUSUN, Emmanuel Abioye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Abuja.

“We call on the President to invoke his powers under Executive Order 10, by advising the Accountant General of the Federation to deduct at source, all funds due to State Judiciaries, and to pay same directly to the Heads of Courts in states that have refused to comply with the Executive Order 10, as constitutional directives are non-negotiable,” he said.

The union had, on May 5, vowed that the industrial action embarked upon to demand for financial autonomy for state judiciaries would not be called off until the governors complied with the constitutional provisions.

JUSUN had begun a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 6, when the union directed all its members across the federation to shut down all courts after the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum earlier given over the failure of the government to implement the law.

However on May 6, after a conciliation meeting between the government negotiating team with JUSUN and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, expressed optimism that the workers’ union would soon call off the strike.