The Oyo State government has kept to its promise by paying a 13th-month salary to workers in the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the workers received the payment on their phones on the evening of Monday, December 30th 2024.
The state’s commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who confirmed the payment, said this was despite the cumulative payment of N77 billion, which the government spends yearly for salaries and wages of Oyo State workers.
The commissioner recalled that only two weeks ago, governor Makinde approved the payment of N80,000 minimum wages for Government workers after the negotiating council resolved the issue of the consequential adjustment.
Oyelade said that starting January 1, 2025, the government will pay a total of ₦143 billion on salaries and wages annually by the approval of the new minimum wage.
This represents a whopping 86 per cent increase in salaries and wages.
According to him, this puts Oyo State as having one of the three highest workers’ packages in the federation.
He noted that Oyo state had the highest population of government workers in the South West.
