Makinde approves ?25,000 for Oyo workers, ?15,000 for pensioners

Lasaki promised that the affected clients would soon have power again.On Sunday, the According to Makinde, the salary award will result in a ?2.2 billion rise in the state's wage bill.To mitigate the impact of the loss of subsidies, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has granted wage awards to workers and pensioners in the state, valued at ?25,000 and ?15,000, respectively.While speaking to employees who had invaded the governor's office in Ibadan on Monday to protest the state government's failure to pay them, Makinde made the salary award announcement.According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olaonipekun Oluwaseun of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Mr. Bosun Olabiyi of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Kayode Martins, the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led the workers.