{"id":115619,"date":"2024-12-09T04:08:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T03:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115619"},"modified":"2024-12-09T04:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T03:08:35","slug":"cross-river-magistrates-begin-indefinite-strike-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/cross-river-magistrates-begin-indefinite-strike-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross River magistrates begin indefinite strike Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817904599851501168\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Magistrates in Cross River State have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, citing the government\u2019s failure to address their long-standing demands on welfare, promotions, and working conditions.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817904599851501168-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe decision was announced in Bulletin Number 2, issued on Sunday by the Cross River State Chapter of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The document, signed by the chapter chairman, Godwin Onah, and the state secretary, Solomon Abuo, directed all members to suspend official duties indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>The bulletin stated, \u201cSequel to our communiqu\u00e9 issued on November 5, 2024, after the general meeting wherein eight demands were made to the Government of Cross River State, we are left with no option but to embark on an indefinite strike effective Monday, December 9, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strike follows a series of warning strikes and letters to the state government, including a communiqu\u00e9 dated November 5 and a formal notice of strike issued on November 11.<\/p>\n<p>MAN extended its initial strike deadline to November 22, hoping for the state government to initiate dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these measures, the association lamented the government\u2019s lack of action or willingness to engage.<\/p>\n<p>A subsequent warning strike held from November 27 to November 29 failed to yield any results, prompting the magistrates to take a harder stance.<\/p>\n<p>The magistrates reiterated their commitment to the strike until all their demands were fully addressed.<\/p>\n<p>The bulletin added, \u201cWe are hereby embarking on an indefinite strike action from Monday, December 9, 2024 till our demands are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, all magistrates across the state are to ensure strict compliance with this bulletin by abstaining from performing all official duties, including court sittings, until further notice.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magistrates in Cross River State have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, citing the government\u2019s failure to address their long-standing demands on welfare, promotions, and working conditions.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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