The national body of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, on Thursday, ordered Osun state Court workers to stop their protests.
According to the body, they have never directed any of their members to protest amidst the ongoing tussle between the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, and the state government.
This was contained in a circular signed by the Deputy President, Emmanuel Abioye, in response to the protest and subsequent indefinite strike declared by the Osun state chapter of the Union.
“Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria as a responsible union has never and will never take any perceived or real partisan position in all its activities with individuals or organizations,” the statement partly reads.
The Union, which dissociated itself from the protest, also warned that no one should hide under the guise of JUSUN to participate in any “illegal picketing, protest, or job boycotting whatsoever.”
News About Nigeria reports that the Osun Chapter of JUSUN yesterday declared an indefinite strike following teargas fired at protesting workers by the police stationed at the High Court entrance located at the Oke-Fia area of the state capital on Wednesday.
The chairman of the Osun state chapter of the Union, Oluwagbemiga Eludire, who announced the strike, explained that the strike was necessary to put a stop to the mismanagement of the judiciary in the state.
He further stated that the State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, had declared “war” against workers, and they would not stop until they got answers from both the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the embattled Chief Judge.
