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Judicial workers in Ogun State have initiated a five-day warning strike in protest against the non-payment of their 40 percent peculiar allowance. Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Ogun State chapter, took action by shutting down the state high court and magistrate court in Isabo, Abeokuta, the state capital.
Upon visiting the court premises, it was evident that the strike had disrupted normal proceedings, leaving lawyers stranded and judges unable to carry out their duties. Speaking on behalf of the workers, the state chairman of JUSUN, Olarenwaju Ajiboye, expressed their grievances, citing the state government’s failure to meet their demands as the impetus for the industrial action.
Ajiboye clarified that the strike was a result of the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued to the state government. He emphasized that if their demands remained unmet after the warning strike, the union would escalate to an indefinite strike beginning March 18, 2024.
The union’s frustration stems from the government’s alleged preferential treatment in the payment of allowances, with core civil servants receiving non-peculiar allowances while judicial workers were left unattended. Despite efforts to engage the government in dialogue, Ajiboye stated that the reasons provided for withholding the allowance were deemed unacceptable by the union.
In response to the government’s inaction, the union resorted to a warning strike, followed by the issuance of a 21-day ultimatum to compel the state to address its grievances. Failure to do so, as reiterated by Ajiboye, would result in an indefinite strike, underscoring the seriousness of the workers’ demands.
