The strike beeing embarked upon by the Judiciary staff of ondo state may not end soon as the parties from both the government and the judiciary failed to arrive at a definate conclusion.
The meeting which was held on friday with the JUSUN executives by the government delegations did not end as expected base on offers that could not be accepted .
However, Judiciary insisted that the total autonomy must be granted and tagged it “non negotiable” among other pressing issues.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY’S MEETING WITH THE GOVT TEAM
OFFER FROM GOVT
- Salary scale of Magistrates/Grade A and LRO to be reviewed by a committee to be constituted and to sit within 2 weeks in March 2026
- 30 cars to be purchased as initial commitment
- Autonomy: 50% Recurrent and 15% capital.
- JUDICIARY POSITION
- Members of the coalition, i.e., Magistrates, Grade A presidents, and LRO must be members of the salary review committee.
- all 90 vehicles are to be purchased once.
- Full autonomy
- outstanding 20% outfit allowance to be factored for payment to make up 60% as earlier approved
Though the meeting was inconclusive, parties agreed “in principle” on the following
- Committee on review of salary scale and implementation during budger review or re-Ordering. Members of the coalition must be members of the review committee
- 50 cars to be purchased as initial commitment and others to be purchased before the end of year 2026.
- 20% outstanding outfit allowance to be acconmodated and subsequently made 60% as earlier approved
On autonomy, we maintained that it was non-negitiable.
Parties to meet again, but no specific date yet because we told the government team that we need to consult and revert, but our stand on autonomy remains full autonomy
