The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Ondo State branch, on Friday morning, commenced an indefinite strike, effectively grounding judicial activities across the state.
Judges, lawyers, and litigants were denied access to court premises, bringing legal proceedings to a standstill.
According to reports, entrances to both the Akure Division of the State High Court and the Magistrates’ Court were firmly locked, stopping all operations within and around the complexes.
Ondo JUSUN chairman, Oluwafemi Afolabi, who confirmed the industrial action in a chat with journalists on Friday, said the seven-day ultimatum to the State Government was given a week ago.
According to him, the decision to paralyse activities in “all courts across the 18 local government areas of the state” was over the failure of the State Government to implement parts of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) granting financial autonomy to the state judiciary.
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General Kayode Ajulo could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday morning.
However, an aide close to Ajulo said a meeting held between the State Government and the JUSUN officials on Wednesday ended ithout any agreement or conclusion.
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