Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have called on members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, not to relent in their struggle for financial autonomy.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the CSOs want members of the judiciary to beware of the promises made by some state governors, who pledged to grant them their demand.
For weeks now, courts in the country have been shut down by members of the JUSUN, who are calling for full financial autonomy.
President of the Kano Civil Society Forum, Ibrahim Waiya, believes the striking workers have suffered suppression and unfair treatment over the years and needed to be given due attention.
He called on the judiciary workers not to succumb to any pressure from the state governors.
Members of the Forum also blamed governors in the country for not allowing the judicial workers to exercise their powers, including financial autonomy, as conferred on them by the nation’s constitution.
Meetings between the striking union and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, ended in deadlock, several times.