
Lagos State government has appealed to the striking members of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to resume and open the gates of the courts to litigants.
The government conveyed the plea at a meeting with the executives of JUSUN in the state,where it maintained that there was no need for the strike as the judiciary is already enjoying full financial autonomy in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, the various court judgment and Executive Order 10.
Justice Kazeem Alogba, the Chief Judge of the state, who presided over the meeting stated that” Lagos State Judiciary has been enjoying the total compliance of Financial Autonomy on Recurrent Expenditures at 100 per cent from the State and on Capital Expenditure, he also stated that Lagos State Government has al so been compliance 75 per cent.”
He said that “though it could be better but they are very satisfied with the Lagos State Government and the strike action is not needed in Lagos state.”
He assured them that their request on staff welfare would be dealt with as a matter of urgency and that a chain of communication has been opened on the issue.