The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Enugu State chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike to protest unpaid salary arrears and the non-implementation of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure (CONJUSS).
The strike commenced on Friday, 12 September 2025, at 6:00 p.m., following a directive from JUSUN’s national leadership ordering judiciary workers nationwide to withdraw their services until further notice.
Confirming the action on Sunday, the Enugu JUSUN chairman, Mr Sampson Ifedimma, said the move was a continuation of an earlier suspended strike caused by what he described as the state government’s failure to prioritise workers’ welfare despite granting financial autonomy to the judiciary.
“We are not on strike for luxury or frivolities. We are on strike because, in spite of autonomy, workers’ welfare has been neglected,” Ifedimma told reporters in Enugu.
He explained that the union is demanding the immediate implementation of CONJUSS, which has been pending since 2018, as well as the payment of outstanding arrears. According to him, four months’ salaries remain unpaid for High Court staff employed since October 2022, while Customary Court workers are owed seven months.
Ifedimma further appealed to the Chief Judge of Enugu State and the President of the Customary Court of Appeal to intervene urgently, warning that “silence in the face of injustice is betrayal.”
JUSUN has consistently campaigned for financial autonomy for state judiciaries across Nigeria, in line with Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which provides that the salaries, allowances, and pensions of judicial officers should be paid directly from state consolidated funds rather than through executive or civil service channels.
The Enugu JUSUN chairman added that while the national body remains open to dialogue, the strike will continue until both the arrears and the salary structure are fully implemented.
