Three weeks ago, the judiciary workers commenced an industrial action which effectively paralyzed activities in the state courts across the country.
Across the country, the workers stayed away and the courts remained under lock and key.
Their grouse was the refusal of the state governments to implement an order of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered on January 13 and which directed them to ensure that all allocations meant for the state judiciary should be paid directly to the heads of state courts.
With all the complaints trailing this industrial action, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, intervened and at a meeting that lasted several hours on Friday, a truce was reached after a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was signed between the Minister and the leadership of the Union in Abuja.
The MoU states that all governments are obliged to respect the provision of the 1999 Constitution as amended and comply with the judgment of the court.
The agreement also indicates that the demands of the judiciary workers union would be met within the next 45 working days.
With this development, the courts across the country would now resume work on Monday, August 4, with the caveat that no Judiciary Staff Union member would be victimized as a result of participating in the strike.
