Abia State government has urged the members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, to call off their ongoing strike and return for a staff verification exercise.
The government also said that salaries of the workers would be paid within 48 hours if the union’s leaders prove that Leave Allowance is not contained in the consolidated salaries they earned in the past.
Abia State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ikechukwu Uwanna stated this at Government House Umuahia on Thursday while speaking to journalists about the State government’s efforts to resolve the ongoing JUSUN strike.
He regretted that the strike, which commenced on March 15, 2026 and the refusal of JUSUN executives to allow their members to be verified, were grossly delaying retired judiciary staff from receiving their pensions.
“And one wonders, is this a coincidence, or was it a well-orchestrated scheme to continue to earn salaries by ghost workers and persons who have questionable credentials?
“JUSUN should allow the judiciary to verify its staff so that those pensioners can be paid.
“So let them call off the strike, so that this verification exercise can be done, and these pensioners can start earning what is due them”, Uwanna said.
On the issue of Leave Allowance, the Attorney-General said that the State government, through the office of the Accountant-General, discovered that the consolidated salary paid to Abia State judiciary workers contained Leave Bonus which he said, means Leave Allowance.
Contributing, the Accountant General of Abia State, Njum Onyemanam said that she does not handle the parole of judiciary staff, explaining that she only has the legal rights to make payment when the vouchers they raised go through necessary processes.
Call off strike, present yourselves for verification – Abia Govt appeals to judiciary staff
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