The Enugu State Judiciary staff Union has called off its six-month old strike.
Speaking to Enugu State Government House Correspondents, after the leadership of the union’s four hours discussion with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, the Chairman of the Union, Comrade Chinedu Mba called on all members to resume work tomorrow Thursday the 9th of July, 2015.
In his words, “The strike action embarked by the Judiciary Staff Union Enugu State is hereby suspended. I am calling on workers to resume work immediately”.
The chairman thanked God that after having discussion with His Excellency for the past four hours on the way forward to resolve the issue between the state government and the judiciary that they have successfully achieved their aim.
He noted that the governor had agreed to abide by the terms of agreement earlier signed by the immediate past administration and the union and that the governor promised that if the economy improved, he would pay the Consolidated Judiciary salary Structure (CONDUS).
He added that the union would have another meeting with the governor by December.
He noted that after the meeting with the governor, that they conferred with the National President of the Union who directed that the strike should be suspended immediately.
He, therefore, emphasized that the strike embarked by the Judiciary staff Union of Enugu State “is hereby suspended”.
He used the opportunity to call on the workers of the union to resume work immediately and to attend congress meeting on Friday unfailingly for briefing, describing Governor Ugwuanyi as a man who is down to earth.
Victor Emeribe, the state Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Enugu said that “as a lawyer, the agreement is a welcome development; you can imagine for the past six months, we have not been going to court except perhaps for federal high court, Court of appeal and the Supreme Court”.
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