In Ondo 5 months after, judiciary workers call off strike

Striking workers of the Ondo State Judiciary have called off the industrial action.

In a statement released on Sunday, May 31, the state Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Femi Ogunode, said the union called off the strike after reaching an agreement with the state government on the issues that led to the action.

The union has battled the government over the financial independence of the judiciary, based on a subsisting court judgement.

JUSUN embarked on the strike on January 5 following government’s refusal to agree to the demand for compliance with the court judgement.

“The union and the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding based on certain agreements and so the strike has been called off,” Ogunode said.

Reacting to the development, a member of the union, Christopher Ayebola said the union members are happy to get back to work. “We are happy that after four months of being at home, the strike has been called off. I can tell you that I will be the first at work on Monday,” he said.