The governor, who hosted members of the Forum of Abia State Nigerian Bar Association Chapters, led by the Chairman, Samuel Nwosu, yesterday at Government House, Umuahia, promised to direct the relevant authorities to work out the modalities. xIkpeazu said the trying times in the country notwithstanding, he reassured the visitors that the state government would support the judiciary’s quest for financial independence. He recalled that it was the unsavoury scenario that prompted the recently suspended nationwide strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). Nwosu, therefore, urged the Abia chief executive to activate the process of implementing the idea, noting that by doing so, history would be fair to him and his administration. He added: “The national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has chosen to stand by JUSUN on this issue.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2021 03:30 UTC