Makinde ready to pay 13th-month salary for workers
File photo: Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has decided to make payment of the 13th-month salary bonus for 2025 to state workers.
Makinde made the announcement on Monday at the executive chamber of his office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, while launching the Governing Board of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.
He attested the development in a statement on his X handle, he said the 13th-month salary has been a practice since his assumption of office in 2019.
“At the inauguration of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Governing Council this morning, I confirmed that the arrears on minimum wage which I promised at the end of September this year will be paid with the December salary.
“I also stated that we will pay a 13th-month salary to workers in Oyo State as we have done since 2019,” he wrote.
He assured all that he would soon resolve the issue of the institution’s medical lecturers embarking on strike.
He charged the newly inaugurated governing board to revamp the Oyo annexe of the teaching hospital within 12 months, promising the state government’s support to make the facility fully operational.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the newly inaugurated governing board is headed by Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, with Mr. Aderemi Adediji serving as Secretary.
Other members are Mr. Gabriel Oyelade, Dr. Adebayo Taiwo, Mrs. Agnes Isola, Dr. Kehinde Ayinde, Prof. Adebayo Olakulehin, Prof. Adenike Olugbenga-Bello, and Dr. Oluwajoba Olayinka.
On behalf of the board, Oyelaran-Oyeyinka thanked the governor for the opportunity to serve and assured the board’s readiness to complement the government’s efforts with policies that would transform the teaching hospital into a world-class facility.
(NAN)
