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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The National Headquarters of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has warned its members in Osun State against picketing, protest or embarking on strike.
Recall that the chairman of JUSUN, Osun State branch, Com. Kunle Eludire, had on Wednesday asked members of the union in the state to proceed on an indefinite strike over the resumption of the embattled Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, back to office.
But a circular signed Thursday by JUSUN Deputy National President, Com. Emmanuel Abioye, which was addressed to Eludire, said the union will never take any perceived or real partisan position in all its activities with any individuals or organisation.
“Our attention has been drawn to unfortunate incidence of unrest currently permeating the Osun State Judiciary as a result of the activity of some unscrupulous elements causing confusion in the name of the Union in the Osun State Judiciary and we hereby state as follows:
(1) Judiciary staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) as a responsible union has never and will never take any perceived or real partisan position in all its activities with any individuals or organisation.
(2) Judiciary staff Union of Nigeria has never directed or approved that any of its members should proceed on any protest or picketing activity in Osun State Judiciary or any other state to settle any perceived or real political scores.
“Consequently upon the above highlighted position the Judiciary staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) hereby dissociate itself from any action taken so far by any set of people whatsoever under whateverguise and the National Secretariat view such action as a calculated attempt by some set of people to play cheap political games with the intent to blackmail the Union and tarnish our good image and good reputation built over the years,” the statement read.
The union warned that under no guise should any of its members participate in any illegal picketing, protest or job boycotting.