11th February, 2024
Governor Ademola Adeleke has set up a committee and has sought the assistance of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF to resolve the protracted strike by the Osun chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria(JUSUN)
While Adeleke has set up a seven-man committee to urgently resolve the industrial dispute, the Governor said he is also sending a briefing letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and the Chief Justice of Nigeria to seek their support to resolve the industrial dispute.
Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor announced this in a statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, Adeleke in the letters briefed the top judicial officials on his efforts so far to get the crisis resolved although the bone of contention is purely judicial staff matters.
According to him, Adeleke directed the Committee led by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye to find a lasting solution to the crisis within the judiciary within seven days.
“The new intervention by Governor Adeleke followed his previous efforts which include payment of withheld salaries of some judicial staff, negotiation on wardrobe allowances and recent hosting of the national leadership of the judicial staff union.
Governor Adeleke said he is setting up the committee with a direct mandate to get this dispute resolved whatever it will take, noting that his action is to restore normalcy and not to interfere in the judicial arm of government.
“ We are being careful all along not to be accused of meddling in judicial matters. But it is now almost an emergency. We must get the issues ironed out.
“ I told the national leadership of JUSUN to mediate. I am also reaching out to the Attorney General and the Chief Justice. We need to get our courts running for regular dispensation of justice”, Governor Adeleke was quoted as saying.