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Governor Makinde Increases Oyo Workers’ Salary By N25,000, N15,000 For Pensioners
The governor said that N2.2 billion will be added to the state’s payroll bill for a six-month period of payment.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has authorized compensation awards of N25,000 for employees and N15,000 for retirees.
The governor said that N2.2 billion will be added to the state’s payroll bill for a six-month period of payment.
VerseNews reports that Makinde made the disclosure in the company of labour leaders including Comrade Kayode Martins (NLC), Comrade Bosun Olabiyi (TUC), Comrade Olaonipekun Oluwaseun (JNC Public Sector) while addressing workers at the entrance of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Other government functionaries including, Special Adviser (Labour Matters), Comrade Adebayo Titilola-Sodo, the Executive Assistant to the governor, Reverend Idowu Ogedengbe among others also accompanied the governor during the address.
The workers had stormed the Governor’s Office as part of a decision taken during a Congress on Monday to ensure the issue is resolved once and for all.