Nigeria, June 24 -- A meeting between the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, stakeholders and the leadership of the state branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has held to find ways to end the indefinite strike called by the union.

JUSUN is demanding the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary as captured in the constitution and confirmed by a Supreme Court judgment.

It also demands the immediate implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 20 May 2015 regarding the state government's release of funds to the Ondo State judiciary in line with judicial financial autonomy.

A warning was issued via a 14-day strike, but the state government did not respond, forcing the workers into a...