Usual activities in judicial premises were on Tuesday crippled across Bayelsa State as members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in the state joined their colleagues in a nationwide strike to demand full autonomy from the executive arm of government.
Checks carried out by Plus TV Africa which monitored the industrial action in Yenagoa confirmed that all judicial premises including courts have been put under lock and key.
The nationwide industrial action embarked upon by members of the JUSUN followed the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government demanding financial autonomy in line with the nation’s Constitution.
In Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the directive to down tools recorded full compliance as judicial activities in the state virtually ground to a halt.
Several individuals including litigants were sighted at the entrances of various locked court premises, with apparent disappointment on their faces.
Chairperson, JUSUN, Bayelsa State Chapter, Selepre Koin, said there is no going back on the demand for full autonomy.
The industrial action by judiciary staff which follows one earlier embarked upon by state assemblies workers will essentially deprive citizens of the services of two arms of government.
