Abia State Governor Alex Otti has reacted to the continued strike motion by members of the Abia State chapter of the Judiciary Employees Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, saying that the union’s leaders have refused to credit score the employees with over 300 million naira launched by his administration.
Otti, who spoke at Queen Elizabeth Chapel in Umuahia on Sunday through the 2025 Armed Forces Celebration service, stated his consideration was drawn to newspaper experiences the place the NBA had suggested him to pay judiciary employees.
Otti, who stated that his administration is just not owing employees, defined that leaders of JUSUN refused to take part in a minimal wage negotiation organised by his administration however opted to organize their very own calculations of their workplace, which he stated was found to be crammed with errors.
Based on him: “On the twenty fourth of December, we remitted N283,242,318.50 to the judiciary.
“Apparently, as of this morning, they’ve refused to pay their employees. Now, the judiciary is an arm of presidency that’s impartial. Our job is to remit the cash to their account, and their job is to pay their employees.”
Otti stated that he accredited an extra N27 million for the judiciary employees and paid their thirteenth-month wage, questioning why they remained on strike.
The governor suggested judiciary employees to carry their union leaders accountable and likewise suggested the Nigerian Bar Affiliation to correctly perceive the state of affairs.
He used the church service to reassure the retired and serving males of the Nigerian Armed Forces that his administration would proceed to help them.
In his remarks, the State Chairman of the Nigeria Legion, Commodore Ekekwe Duroha (retd), stated surviving ex-servicemen and widows of retired officers needs to be assisted on this onerous financial state of affairs.
