Unfulfilled agreements: A’Ibom judiciary workers threaten strike

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Workers in Akwa Ibom under the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State branch, have given the State Government up to one month to fulfil all obligations reached between the union or face a strike.

In a strike notice issued to the Governor Umo Eno, the union said it would have no option but to embark on strike if the State Government fails to release all outstanding entitlements due to judiciary staff within the stipulated period.

These include the 2025 robe allowance for lawyers, the 2024 and 2025 promotion arrears, salary arrears for court assessors, and the prompt correction of discrepancies in the CONAKEJUSS progressive salary table.

The notice was contained in a communiqué made available to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday following the union’s congress held on January 30, 2026, at the Justice Idiong Multipurpose Hall, Judiciary Headquarters, Uyo.

The well-attended congress, which drew members of the Executive Committee and representatives from the state’s 16 judicial divisions, was presided over by the Branch Chairman, Comrade Katele Ajah.

While deliberating on issues affecting its members, the congress commended Governor Eno for approving a 15 per cent increase in peculiar allowance for judiciary staff and for the ₦1.5 million refreshment package approved during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration.

However, the union expressed strong displeasure over the non-implementation of the 15 per cent arrears effective from April 2025. Punch