Osun JUSUN Commends Gov Adeleke For Paying ‘Withheld Salary’

Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Osun state chapter on Monday commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for the steps he has taken with regard to the dispute involving the union and the embattled Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo.

Speaking on behalf of  the JUSUN  members during a visit to the office of the governor, the Union Chairman, Comrade Gbenga Eludire, commended the governor for  paying the salaries of some members of JUSUN  that had been withheld for 57 months by the embattled Chief Judge.

He noted further that contrary to the fake news in circulation, Osun JUSUN has gotten the go-ahead from its national body that its strike should continue.

‘We are here today because we are happy, the happiness that has eluded us for several years has been restored. All our efforts in the past to restore the happiness of our members failed but the Osun state government has restored it.

We have been working under tense conditions but today we are glad, our members were suspended, exposed to oppression and victimization but today all that is in the past.

We decided to put an end to the oppression suffered at the hands of  the Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, so we embarked on a strike and the Osun state Government supported us after listening to our plight.

We are here today with all our members whose salaries were unlawfully withheld so they can show appreciation to the Osun State Government.

Contrary to the fake news that has been promoted, the national body of JUSUN is on our side and they have given us the go- ahead  in respect of the strike, they said we should not back down until all our demands are met’ he said.

Speaking on behalf of the governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, the Deputy Governor of Osun state, commended the union members and its leadership for coming out to fight injustice, noting that an injury to one is an injury to all.

Adewusi noted that all the issues and complaints raised will be looked into, adding that the state government is aware of the urgent need to attend to the conditions of  courts in the state as well as the welfare of the judicial workers.

‘On behalf of the Osun state government, we want to applaud you for your maturity in  respect of the way you have handled the issue. We commend the approach chosen to ventilate your grievances without resorting to violence.

In some quarters they believe it was the Osun state government that had issue with the embattled Osun Chief Judge but we had to tell them that the CJ has issues with JUSUN, not the state government. However, these JUSUN members are our brothers and sisters in the state, whose wellbeing is paramount to the state government.

Thank you for not allowing your protests to be hijacked. Thank you for raising an alarm on the issue and fighting for your members. An injury to one is an injury to all. I want to assure you that once the governor returns from vacation, all other demands will be looked into.

We are aware of the conditions of your offices and our courts and I want to assure that something will be done about it because we actually promised to take care of our workers and that promise will be kept’ the Deputy Governor noted.

Earlier, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adewale Egbedun while hosting the leadership and members of the union in his office , had apologized for the unfair treatment meted  out to  the Judicial staff especially the five workers that were unfairly suspended.

Rt. Hon. Egbedun revealed that the fact-finding assignment done by the House of Assembly on the Petitions received against the CJ is in line with Sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria- Team@orientactualmags.com
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