AKURE: The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo State Branch, has announced that its ongoing strike will continue following an unsuccessful meeting with the Ondo State Government.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, JUSUN initiated an indefinite strike on Friday due to the state government’s failure to implement financial autonomy. The meeting with the state’s Head of Service, Mr. Philip Bayo, was a response to the strike action.
The state Secretary of JUSUN, Mr. Kehinde Alade, informed NAN on Tuesday that efforts to engage with key government representatives had been unsuccessful. Alade emphasized that the strike would persist until the state government addressed the union’s concerns.
Alade explained that the recent meeting with the Head of Service ended in a deadlock, although there is hope for another meeting soon. He expressed uncertainty about when the strike might end, citing a lack of productive engagement from the government.
The Head of Service requested that the union reconsider its stance to facilitate negotiations, but the union remains firm in its position. Alade noted that key figures such as the Governor and the state’s Attorney General have not yet shown interest in initiating meaningful discussions.
NAN reports that all rooms and offices at the State High Court and various magistrates’ courts in Akure, the state capital, remain closed to the public.