The national body of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has warned the Osun State chapter of the union against picketing, protesting and boycotting their duty posts.

It said that it had never directed any member to protest amid the ongoing crisis between Osun State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo and the state government.

JUSUN emphasised that under no guise should any of its members participate in any “illegal picketing, protest or job boycotting whatsoever.”
The national body of the judicial workers gave the warning in a circular signed by the Deputy President, Emmanuel Abioye (for the President), a copy of which was made available to The Guardian, yesterday, in Ibadan by Yomi Alliyu (SAN).

The circular reads in part: “Our attention has been drawn to unfortunate incidence of unrest currently permeating the Osun State Judiciary as a result of the activities of some unscrupulous elements causing confusion in the name of the union in the Osun State Judiciary and we hereby state as follows:

“Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), as a responsible union, has never and will never take any perceived or real partisan position in all its activities with any individual or organisation.

“Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has never directed or approved that any of its members should proceed on any protest or picketing activities in Osun State Judiciary or any other state to settle any perceived or real political scores.

“Consequently, upon the above highlighted position, the national Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) hereby dissociates itself from any action taken so far by any set of people whatsoever under whatever guise and the national secretariat views such action as a calculated attempt by some sets of people to play cheap political games with the intent to blackmail the union and tarnish the good image and good reputation built over the years.

“We hereby warn that under no guise should any member participate in any illegal picketing, protest or job boycotting whatsoever.”