Nigeria, June 3 -- Human rights activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential canidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, threw his weight behind the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), even as the industrial action left him and many Nigerians with pending cases in court in Abuja stranded.

The national headquarters of JUSUN had directed its members embark on strike on Monday in protest against the non-implementation of the national minimum wage and other outstanding pays.

The PREMIUM TIMES visited four courts in Abuja on Monday to observe compliance with the strike. The courts are the Federal High Court, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme C...