JUSUN strike: Judiciary workers withdraw services in Katsina

Judiciary workers in Katsina State, under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), yesterday withdrew their services and ensured that all courts in the state remained under lock and key.
The state chairman of the union, Sa’idu Kakarku, said in a statement posted on the gates of the courts that the indefinite industrial action was due to the directive of its national executive committee.
The strike, which began on July 11, he said, was occasioned by the failure of the state governments to comply with the Federal High Court order of January 13, in respect of the financial autonomy of the judiciary as provided in the constitution.
He said members of the union would continue to remain at home and wait for further directives from the national body.
“Nevertheless, we pray that Katsina State Government under the leadership of Ibrahim  Shema, one of the most respected legal luminaries, will, as a matter of urgency, direct the Accountant General of the Federation to start deducting from source, all funds standing to the credit of the judiciary as provided under Section 162 (9) of the 1999 Nigeria Constitution (as amended) to avoid disruption of judicial administration in the state,” Kakarku said.
He also urged the striking workers to be law-abiding, as JUSUN would continue to function within the ambit of the law.