Ogun judiciary workers threaten strike over unpaid promotions, issues 21-day ultimatum

The Ogun State Branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the medication of Dapo Abiodun, demanding the contiguous outgo of outstanding promotion benefits and the restoration of a 10 per cent chopped successful judiciary workers’ allowances.

The national expressed disappointment implicit the authorities government’s nonaccomplishment to instrumentality wage adjustments for judiciary unit promoted since January 2025.

This was contained successful a missive dated April 8, 2026, signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Ajiboye Tunji, adjunct secretary, Comrade Adeyemo Adekanbi, and addressed to Governor Dapo Abiodun done the Head of Service.

The national noted that contempt receiving promotion letters and assuming caller roles, affected workers are yet to bask corresponding fiscal benefits.

“This is not lone unacceptable and unconstitutional but besides a wide disregard for the rights of judiciary workers,” the national stated.

JUSUN besides faulted what it described arsenic the continued power of judiciary workers’ salaries and allowances by the authorities government, arguing that specified signifier violates law provisions guaranteeing fiscal autonomy for the judiciary.

Citing applicable sections of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), including Sections 81, 84 and 121, the national stressed that funds me...