THE SQUIB can authoritatively report that the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike action over financial autonomy of the Judiciary will face another test of enforcement today, 28th April, 2021.
It will be recalled that the leadership of the Lagos State Branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria issued a bulletin last week wherein it claimed that it would "partially resume" on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays before recanting same in another bulletin. It premised its shelved "partial resumption" on "compliance with financial autonomy" by Lagos State Government.
However , THE SQUIB can exclusively report that pundits have viewed the acquiesnce of the Lagos State JUSUN to the claims of "compliance with financial autonomy of the Judiciary" by Lagos State Government as "strike breaking".
It will also be recalled that the Governor of Lagos State in his interractions with the Lagos , Epe, Badagry and Ikorodu Branches of the Nigerian Bar Association , through the Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN also reaffirmed the position that the Lagos State Government has "complied 100 %" with the "Financial Autonomy of the Judiciary".
In another development, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba has also stated at different fora that the "Lagos State Judiciary is 100% autonomous".
However, THE SQUIB exclusively reports that many pundits have viewed the assertions of both the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu and Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba that Lagos State Judiciary is 100 percent independent as different from reality. One of such leading voices are Funke Adekoya SAN, who on her verified Twitter handle , gleaned by THE SQUIB questioned how the "gifts of buses to JUSUN Lagos State" can translate to "independence of Judiciary".
Other pundits like Ebun Adegboruwa SAN have also questioned the assertion on the strength of cars distributed to the Honourable Judges of Lagos State by the Governor of Lagos State last year.
In a phone conversation with THE SQUIB, the Chairman of the Lagos State JUSUN, Asiwaju Kehinde Sobowale admitted that the position of Lagos State Government is that the Courts be reopened immediately in Lagos State on the basis of the "compliance". It would be recalled that police officers attached to Lagos State Police Command have earlier been drafted to the Courts , which were later withdrawn.
In another related development, THE SQUIB exclusively reports that none of the 5 Branches took any reported step to repeat the visit on Monday, 26th April, 2021 to the Governor of Lagos State Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu as directed by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata.
THE SQUIB is on the lookout whether the leadership of the Lagos State Branch of JUSUN will keep the gates of the Courts locked in compliance with the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike action as today marks the pinnacle of pressure .
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