Magistrates in Cross River issue notice of 2 weeks strike to state govt

Magistrates successful Cross River State person notified the authorities authorities of their intentions to embark connected a informing onslaught for 2 weeks.

The Magistrates said the onslaught would clasp if wrong 7 days the authorities authorities does not effect promotions of magistrates and different sundry demands.

Magistrates Association of Nigeria, MAN, Cross River State chapter, successful a communique, threatened to retreat their services effectual from November 13, 2024.

They warned that they would subsequently embark connected an indefinite onslaught action.

The Magistrate’s Association issued the informing successful a communique signed by its Chairman of MAN, Godwin Onah and the General Secretary, Solomon Abuo, astatine the extremity of their legislature connected Tuesday.

The Magistrates said that they were aggrieved that their promotions had not been effected since 2015 and much truthful aft the authorities politician promoted different civilian servants successful the authorities successful 2024.

The magistrates frowned astatine their monthly imprest of N15,000, saying specified was ridiculous, insulting and unacceptable.

The Magistrates claimed the magnitude was grossly inadequate to cater for bureau stationery and different logistics, lamenting that, their counterparts successful neighbouring states person betwixt N200,000 to N250,000 monthly imprest.

They demanded an contiguous implementation of promotions and regularization of Magistrates successful the authorities with indispensable fiscal benefits crossed each cadres arsenic good arsenic the implementation of each accrued arrears.

Other demands are, “Immediate proviso of authoritative vehicles to each Magistrates successful Cross River State and outgo of astatine slightest N200,000 monthly impressment to each Magistrates.

“Onward outgo of yearly robing allowance to Magistrates. Provision of authoritative accommodation to Magistrates of Cross River State and undertaking burial expenses for immoderate deceased Magistrate.

“Others include, the contiguous outgo of the earned and accrued 2 years’ wage arrears for the 2019 batch of Magistrates and the renovation of the dilapidated Magistrate’s courts successful Cross River State.