EKO HOT BLOG reports that Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has reported approved wage award of N25,000 and N10,000 respectively for workers and pensioners in the state.
The Governor made this announcement on Monday while addressing labour union leaders and employees in the Governor’s Office at Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan,
According to the governor, the payment will be made for a period of six months at a cost of N2.2 billion more than the state’s salary bill.
Makinde made the revelation in the presence of labour leaders, such as Comrade Kayode Martins (NLC), Comrade Bosun Olabiyi (TUC), and Comrade Olaonipekun Oluwaseun (JNC Public Sector).
Oyo Labour Unions at a protest
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.
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