Federal courts resume Monday

Federal courts resume Monday

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The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Sunday agreed to a partial suspension of its over one week old strike.

The JUSUN NEC which met at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja for several hours, agreed to allow court activities resume Monday in all federal court in the country.

The meeting, which saw temper rose among members, lasted between 3 pm and 7.30pm.

The state courts are to await the outcome of a meeting between representatives of the Executive (both at state and federal levels), the Judiciary, JUSUN and other stakeholders, scheduled to hold in Abuja from 12 noon Monday.

The Federal courts include the Supreme Court,the Court of Appeal, the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court (NIC). Other affected institutions include the National JUDICIAL Council (NJC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).

JUSUN President, Marwan Adamu confirmed the agreement. He said a formal statement will be issued later on the NEC’s resolution.

He said the NEC decided to allow a partial resumption in the interest of the larger society.

The strike by JUSUN is to compel the executive to obey a January 13 judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which among other affirmed fiscal autonomy for the Judiciary and prohibited the piecemeal release of budgetary allocation to the Judiciary.