The strike by Kwara State Judiciary workers over the non-implementation of the Consolidated Judicial Salary Structure (CONJUSS) and delayed salary reviews has been suspended.
Habeeb Yusuf, Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kwara State Chapter, told reporters that the industrial action was put on hold after the state government intervened. Yusuf explained that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, through the Ministry of Finance, assured the union that their demands had been approved.
“So, we suspended the strike based on the promise made, pending verification. By the end of next month, we will know if it has been reflected in our allocation,” Yusuf said.
The union’s Public Relations Officer, Aliu Ahmad Gold, noted that prior efforts to engage the government had failed, leaving workers with no choice but to strike. The indefinite strike, declared on August 25, 2025, aimed to pressure the government to implement CONJUSS and review judiciary staff salaries, last adjusted in 2010 under former Governor Bukola Saraki.
Gold highlighted that despite inflation and rising economic hardship, judiciary staff had seen no increase in pay, raising concerns about fairness and parity within the state’s civil service. He stressed that while judges and senior officers receive welfare benefits, the staff who form the backbone of the justice system should not be neglected.
Several letters and strike notices, including a 21-day ultimatum from July 25 to August 18 and a seven-day notice from August 18 to August 25, were ignored by the government, prompting the union to order all judiciary workers to stay home until further notice.
