Abia State Judiciary workers have resumed full activities, following the suspension of the two months strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).

 

Our Correspondent gathered that Judiciary workers made themselves available for duty at various courts in the state, with court activities starting in earnest.

According to information gathered by our correspondent who went round some courts in Umuahia metropolis, revealed that court activities had started in earnest after 64 days of being on strike.

At the High court premises in Umuahia, there was a beehive of activities as courts workers were busy attending to their various duties.

In an interview with the former Vice Chairman of JUSUN in Abia, Mr. Chinedu Ofoha, hinted that the workers decided to report to duty following the suspension of the 64-day strike

Ofoha disclosed that government was given 40-day window to work out the implementation of the agreement reached with workers before the strike was called off.

He further said the state Accounts Allocation Committee, comprising Representatives from all three arms of government was set up to work out details of the agreement with government.

Ofoha explained that part of the deal required legislative back-up, hence the 40-day window to tidy up all the necessary documents.

However, he further said that JUSUN would return to the trenches nation wide if after three months government failed to fulfill all the terms in the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), with judiciary workers.

At the Customary Court of Appeal, Umuahia, court activities were ongoing, as some workers as well as guest were seen trooping in and out of the court premises.

 

Recall that the strike, was suspended on June 9, following the intervention of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad.

The Judiciary Staff Union was among other things, demanding the implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary.