Judiciary workers in Enugu State have resumed their suspended industrial action, accusing senior judicial officers of frustrating the benefits of financial autonomy despite Governor Peter Mbah’s public declaration that the reform had been implemented.
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The resumption of strike was announced in a circular dated September 12, 2025, signed by Comrade Sampson Ifedimma, Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Enugu State branch.
JUSUN expressed shock at Governor Mbah’s claim during the recently concluded Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference that his administration had fully implemented judicial financial autonomy. According to the union, while the governor made a historic announcement, the Chief Judge of Enugu State and the President of the Customary Court of Appeal have “deliberately refused to operationalise this autonomy” for the benefit of judiciary staff.
The circular listed grievances including the non-payment of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure (CONJUS) since 2018, four months of unpaid salaries for workers employed in the High Court on October 1, 2022, and seven months of arrears owed to staff of the Customary Court of Appeal.
“The Union is profoundly disheartened that, despite having exercised utmost restraint and consideration over the years in pressing for her legitimate rights, largely on account of the absence of full implementation of Financial Autonomy in the State, Judiciary workers have been callously abandoned, left to languish in neglect, denied their lawful entitlements, and compelled to endure a calculated deprivation of their rightful welfare packages even as the financial autonomy has been finally implemented by the current administration in the state,” the union stated.
The strike, which commenced at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 12, will continue until the workers’ demands are met.
“Let it be clear: we are not on strike for luxury or frivolities. We are on strike because while the Executive Governor of Enugu State has courageously implemented the financial autonomy of the Judiciary in the state, workers’ welfare has been neglected and their sacrifices totally ignored, and we know that silence in the face of injustice is betrayal,” the circular added.
JUSUN however stressed that it remains open to dialogue with relevant authorities, provided such engagement leads to a “rapid and genuine resolution” of the issues.
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