NLC strike stalls tribunal judgement in Ogun
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in
Abeokuta, Ogun State, did not sit on Wednesday due to the ongoing two-day
warning strike imposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The tribunal had fixed September 6 for the delivery of
judgment in a petition, EPT/OG/SEN/2023, filed against the Senator representing
Ogun West, Olamilekan Adeola, by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate,
Ganiyu Dada.
But, the judgment was stalled after judicial workers shut
the gate of the Magistrates court, venue of the tribunal.
Leaders of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN)
locked up the gate in compliance with the NLC warning strike.
The State Chairman of JUSUN, Olanrewaju Ajiboye said
judicial workers locked the gate in compliance with the national body’s
directive on the two-day warning strike.
“The tribunal is expected to sit today but the judges are
unable to sit because we have locked the gate of the Court in compliance with
the directive of the NLC national body. This is why the tribunal can not sit
today,” he said.
When his attention was called to the fact that election
tribunal proceedings are time bound, Ajiboye retorted: “We can’t throw the gate
open and allow the tribunal to sit; that will mean we intentionally sabotaged
the struggle of the workers.
“The tribunal has the right to sit anywhere but this is our
own premises, we can always close it as directed by the national body of the
union.”
The warning strike is in protest against the hardship caused
by the removal of fuel subsidy, began on Tuesday and is expected to end at the
close of work today.
It has since achieved partial compliance among workers in
Ogun State.
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