The federal government has blamed the 36 states governors for the judiciary nation wide strike.

The federal government reacted in a statement released through the Director (Information), Federal Ministry of Justice, Charles Nwodo, said the Federal Government had in no way contributed to the strike which entered its second week on
Monday.

Find the statement below.....
“That the Federal Government is not in breach or violation of the
aforementioned judgment of the Federal High Court. This much has been publicly acknowledged by JUSUN in all their statements and deliberations;

“That the strike is actually directed at state governments that are yet to comply with the judgment; that federal courts are thus only on a
sympathy strike with their state counterparts.

“The foregoing notwithstanding, the Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity (Kabir Turaki), has been working assiduously with relevant
stakeholders to resolve all the challenges that may have militated against the implementation of the
judgment of the court.

“The Federal Government acknowledges the imperative of an efficient and effective judiciary to
our democratic consolidation and is doing all that is within its constitutional powers to ensure full
implementation of the judgment.

“We therefore call on all well-meaning Nigerians to appreciate the dynamics of the federal structure
that Nigeria operates and the constitutional limits of the Federal Government when dealing with states, especially with respect to matters within their constitutional mandates.”

He added that the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation was worried about the strike.

Nwodo reiterated that the judgment by the court had ordered the funding of the judiciary to be in compliance with the provisions of sections 81(3),
121 (3) and 162 (9) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

The statement read further, “The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice notes with concern the ongoing strike
embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria to press for the implementation of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja,
delivered on January 13, 2014 (Coram, A.F.A. Ademola ) in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/667/13.

“The Federal Government reiterated that the judgment delivered by Justice Adeniyi Ademola in the suit with number, FHC/ABJ/CS/667/13,
ordered that the amount standing to the credit of the states’ judiciary in the Federation/Consolidated Revenue Fund be paid directly to the Heads of Courts in the various states’ judiciary in compliance with the provisions of sections 81(3),
121 (3) and 162 (9) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

“This strike is unfortunate and has paralysed the activities of the judiciary throughout the federation.

The Honourable Attorney- General of the Federation is however constrained to issue this statement in view of the misconceptions and
insinuations in the print and electronic media concerning the strike and the efforts being made to
address the implementation challenges posed by the judgment.”

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