Nigeria Governors Forum Endorses Autonomy For Judiciary, Legislature |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

There are indications that the ongoing strike by Judicial workers Union may soon be called off going by feelers that emerged from the meeting of the 36 Governors under the eagis of the Nigerian Governors Forum, (NGF), held virually on Wednesday.

It was learnt that the Governors have agreed to grant autonomy to the Legislature and the Judiciary in line with Executive Order10 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

There are, however, conditions under which the implementation can be achieved.

These are immediate termination of the ongoing strike by Judicial workers and  the disbandment of the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary.

According to the Governors, ending the strike would enable States to fine tune the legal framework to back the decisions.

The Governors accused the Autonomy Committee of “acting as a permanent committee, basically misguiding and overheating the relationship between State Governments and the other arms of Government.”

The Governors were united on the need to achieve debt limit and sustainability, as well as the full deregulation of the downstream oil sector/withdrawal of subsidy.

The meeting, presided over by the Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state Governor, was called mainly to discuss the details of Executive Order 10, signed by President Buhari and the new wave of Covid 19 upsurge.