The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has issued a new Practice Direction for the Supreme Court exempting payment of default fees incurred by lawyers during the three-month period lost to the just-ended judiciary workers’ strike.

According to the new Practice Direction, dated 15th June, made available to THENIGERIALAYER by the Director of Press and Information, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Akande Festus, the Chief Justice of Nigeria based his decision on the protracted strike action by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).

The new Practice Direction is made pursuant to powers conferred to him by Section 236 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, Order 10 Rule 2 of the Supreme court of 1985 as well as the protracted strike action by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).

JUSUN had on April 6 embarked on the industrial dispute to press home their demand for financial autonomy for the Judicial arm of government, an action which grounded court proceedings across Nigeria.

The strike was only suspended last Thursday after 64 days of crippling court activities nationwide.

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