Edo judiciary workers under the auspices of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, on Monday, locked out workers of the Edo State House of Assembly over plans to repeal financial autonomy for both the judiciary and legislature.
The judicial workers blocked the gate and carried placards with several inscriptions, while demanding a stop to the planned repeal of the financial autonomy law.
Last week, Majority Leader of the Edo Assembly, Sunday Ojezele, was said to have proposed two bills titled, “A bill to repeal the Edo State Judiciary Financial Autonomy Law, 2023 and a bill to repeal the Edo State House of Assembly Funds Management Law, 2023.”
But the Speaker, Idaiye Yekini, explained that the word ‘repeal’ was an error and that what they planned was to amend the laws.
He said the plan was to set up an agency to ensure accountability and proper execution of projects under the autonomy arrangement.
