Citing the intervention of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, workers of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have pulled out of the June 2 industrial strike called by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).

The workers of the apex court said that they opted to decline participation in the strike as a result of cogent and verifiable assurances extracted from the CJN after a closed-door meeting.

This is as workers of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and those at the Federal High Court (FHC) have also resolved not to go ahead with the strike.

NJC had, in a statement by Mr. Joel Ebiloma, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), JUSUN NJC Chapter, hinted that a two-week grace was granted to the authorities concerned to enable them to put their house in order to meet their demands.

The statement further said that the strike was put on hold to allow relevant stakeholders to engage necessary authorities to ensure that the Accountant General of the Federation released the statutory allocations to the Judiciary based on the 2025 Appropriation, in which the arrears of the Wage Award, minimum wage, and the 25%/35% salary increase have been captured.

However, the Supreme Court, in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting, said the workers came to the conclusion of not joining the industrial action after an assessment of issues and the struggle of the CJN to get their demands met.

The communiqué confirmed that the CJN had already visited the Presidency and tabled their demands in order to get them resolved fully.

The communiqué, signed by 12 principal officers of the Supreme Court Chapter of JUSUN, led by the Chairman, Comrade Danladi Nda, said that joining the June 2 strike would amount to a misplacement of priority and neglect and would result in an exercise in futility.

“With CJN’s commendable efforts, we owe her our unwavering support in order to get the expected allowances and others paid.

“Lower sister courts’ position on the planned nationwide strike cannot be managed by us in the Supreme Court, as it will put the CJN’s efforts in vain, jeopardy, and swept under the carpet.

“We pray that our colleagues be calm and allow the efforts of the CJN to achieve meaningful results,” it read.

The communiqué hinted that the Supreme Court Chapter of JUSUN has commenced discussions with all the federal chapters to see reason and drop the planned nationwide industrial action for now.

“We urge those insisting to participate in the strike action to be patient and calm and go along with the CJN to achieve the deserved result,” the communiqué said.