Tomorrow has been fixed for the postponed meeting scheduled to hold between the Government, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, and other stakeholders over the lingering crisis that has crippled court activities across the country for two weeks.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chief Chris Ngige had on Thursday last week announced a last-minute postponement of the meeting.
The development infuriated the leaderships of the body of lawyers and the striking workers’ union, to call for nationwide protests over the matter.
The protests held in Abuja and different parts of the country today.
Members of JUSUN had on April 6 embarked on the indefinite nationwide strike to press home their demand for judiciary’s financial autonomy.
Representatives of Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, Others who were invited for the earlier botched meeting are expected to be re-invited for the fresh meeting.
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The others include federal government officials such as the representatives of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Inspector-General of Police, the Presidential Committee on Financial Autonomy for the Judiciary.
They also include the representatives of the Body of Chief Judges of States and the National Judicial Council, NJC.
Series of meetings have been held between JUSUN leadership and other stakeholders in an effort to resolve the crisis.
JUSUN officers have, since the strike started on April 6, held separate meetings with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Muhammad, representatives of the NBA, the labour minister, some members of the House of Representative, among others.
