Makinde seeks end to LAUTECH strike, says Oyo wage bill now ₦18bn

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has elevated the monthly salaries of cleaners at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso from N15,000 to N80,000. This significant increase was disclosed during a meeting with stakeholders at the hospital on Thursday, as per a statement by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Friday.

The statement affirmed that the move aligns the cleaners’ pay with the national minimum wage. The demand for this raise came after the cleaners petitioned the governor during his visit. Governor Makinde also extended an invitation to striking hospital personnel to engage in dialogue with his administration, emphasizing the necessity of addressing their grievances through conversation.

He further stated, “Initially, I didn’t want to respond to those who are on strike. But if there are challenges, we must find ways to solve them. You put this government in place. The first step is for you to call off the strike, and once you assure me of that, we can move forward. This is our state; how we lay our bed is how we will lie on it.”

The Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, expressed appreciation for the governor’s support for the health sector and pledged the administration’s commitment to resolving ongoing strikes.