Nasarawa CJ to invoke no-work, no-pay rule on striking workers

• Disability bill passes third reading

THE Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has threatened to invoke the ‘ nowork, no-pay policy on striking judicial workers.

The CJ, who spoke to newsmen through the Public Relations Officer (PRO), urged the workers to report for duties immediately.

He warned that anyone who fails to report to his or her duty post would not be paid the salary for the period that the strike lasted.

“Only those who comply with the directive by the CJ would be paid their salaries.

“We have created a window for negotiation and the union has not complied. What else could we do that we have not done to bring a lasting solution”, the CJ declared.

He directed all heads of courts to take the attendance of those who report for duty.

In his reaction, the state Chairman of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Jimoh Musa said the CJ does A CLERIC, Bishop Seun Adeoye, has said that the present crops of Nigerian politicians cannot solve the nation’s myriad of problems, saying the country needs new crop of leaders with fresh ideas to salvage national challenges.

The leader of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministry (SGTM), Rehoboth Arena, Okinni, Osun State, in a statement issued in Osogbo yesterday, chided the current politicians in the country and accused them of ruining the nation and putting its future in jeopardy.

He said: “Majority of these politicians are corrupt, greedy, myopic and incompetent. They lack the ability to turn this nation around. They seek power for their not have the right to invoke such policy.

He insisted that the workers were on a legitimate strike.

Musa explained that the threat was part of measures by the management to intimidate the officials and members of the union to suspend the strike.

According to him, government can only invoke such policy, if the workers absconded from duty for no just course.

The chairman added that the law has given the union the right to embark on strike to press home their demands.

He urged the workers to ignore the threat.

Meanwhile, a bill seeking to protect the rights of disabled persons in the state has passed its third reading on the floor of the state House of Assembly.

When passed into law, a Disability Right Commission would be established.

The speaker of the state House of Assembly, Ibrahim personal aggrandisement and not in the interest of all Nigerians. They are parasites that have eaten so deep into the nation’s wealth.

“These present politicians are nauseating odours that need to be thrown away completely. They are all collaborators with no exemption in the looting of this country. They are mere exhibitionists who deceive gullible Nigerians with fake achievements.

“To safe the ship of this country from wreckage and disintegration, I ask Nigerians to come together to sack these politicians. Yes, let us kick them out. I encourage young, vibrant and genuine patriots to come on board and take over Nigeria. We need fresh air in our political life.” Balarabe Abdullai, disclosed the passage of the bill.

This followed a motion by the majority leader of the House, Tanko Tunga, (All Progressives Congress, APCAwe North), who moved the motion during the plenary in Lafia.

Mohammed Okpede (PDPDoma North) seconded the motion.

Abdullahi said the commission, if established, would give the physically challenged persons their full rights as their able-bodied counterparts.

It would also give them a sense of belonging in the interest of development.

“The importance of this commission to the development of the disabled persons cannot be overemphasised, hence the need for the passage of the bill into law.

“We commend Governor Tanko Almakura for initiating the bill, and I also commend my colleagues for giving it adequate attention,” he said.

Present crops of politicians can’t solve Nigeria’s problems, says cleric

He regretted that the socalled human right activists and well-known crusaders of good governance have compromised, saying: “The one-time labour unions in my country have become “neighbour unions” to government in power”.

Bishop Adeoye advised President Muhammadu Buhari to shelve the idea of running for second term and use the remaining days in his first term in office focusing on his campaign p rom i se s . His words: “Few months ago, I called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election. I still stand on this. Even though many of his aides and party men are all out in a renew vigour about his re-election bid, Buhari should ignore them.

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