Gov Bello Blames Judiciary Workers over Non-Payment of Salaries
Gov Yahaya Bello has blamed the non-payment of Judiciary staff in the state on the refusal of the leadership of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to forward their staff payroll for the Pay Parade.
Bello said this as part of his address on the eve of the State House of Assembly elections, stating that he had pleaded unsuccessfully with JUSUN in order to spare their traumatized members.
"The Kogi State House of Assembly has also tried to intervene only to be stopped by injunction from the Judiciary curiously obtained while courts claimed to be on strike. I have petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria to intervene since November last year, but we are yet to receive any feedback.
"We are therefore happy that the Chief Judge of the Kogi State was also joined to the suit by JUSUN. We look forward to being educated on how a pay parade across all branches and cadres of our Civil Service is prejudicial to the independence of the Judicial Arm, but not the Legislative," he said.
However, he disclosed that monies meant to settle the salaries of the staff have been sitting in the banks, and will only be paid to innocent staff without breaching civil service rules.
Bello said this as part of his address on the eve of the State House of Assembly elections, stating that he had pleaded unsuccessfully with JUSUN in order to spare their traumatized members.
"The Kogi State House of Assembly has also tried to intervene only to be stopped by injunction from the Judiciary curiously obtained while courts claimed to be on strike. I have petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria to intervene since November last year, but we are yet to receive any feedback.
"We are therefore happy that the Chief Judge of the Kogi State was also joined to the suit by JUSUN. We look forward to being educated on how a pay parade across all branches and cadres of our Civil Service is prejudicial to the independence of the Judicial Arm, but not the Legislative," he said.
However, he disclosed that monies meant to settle the salaries of the staff have been sitting in the banks, and will only be paid to innocent staff without breaching civil service rules.
(EBIRA REPORTERS)
GYB is only pretending to be unaware of the payment, if throughly his not aware of it, what about the bad road and the unstable light. GYB just want to wicked the people of Kogi State. Good name is far better than money. Good morning Nigeria
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