As the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, industrial action reaches its third week, the leadership of the union has directed it’s members to stage a peaceful protests across the country today.
The directive stated: “Further be informed that following an emergency meeting of the NWC on April 15, 2021, it is agreed that the union will organize a peaceful protest in the Federal Capital which will be replicated in the 36 state capitals in furtherance of our agitations from April 19, 2021”.
Meanwhile, Nigerian lawyers under the auspices of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has aligned itself with the Union to stage a peaceful protest to the office of Governor’s across the 36 states of the Federation over the issue of the independence of the judiciary in the states.
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According to the directive of the NBA President, Olumide Apata, lawyers at the branch levels are to converge at their Bar centers from where they are to march to the Governor’s offices in all the states to press home their demands.
Apata noted that his Executives would also joined the Judiciary Worker’s to visit the National Assembly over the same issue.
NBA Branches across the country have started putting up notices over the solidarity protest.
The protest are to continue until the Governor’s bow to pressure and grant the independence of the judiciary in their various states.
