Seyi Makinde, has said his government would pay the minimum wage with ease ₦ He also said his administration has been paying ₦55,000 to all civil servants in the state since October 2022, so paying 70,000 will not be an issue.
The Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said this in an interview with The Nation, on Friday.
Olanrewaju said Makinthe Oyo State Governor had made promise to Oyo State workers that his administration would pay whatever the federal government and organized labour agreed as minimum wage.
He said the Oyo State government remains committed to keeping the promise as soon as Minimum Wage Act is passed across.
Olanrewaju said: “At the event marking Workers’ Day on May 1, 2024, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, promised to pay whatever the national minimum wage is.
“That promise stands. So, Oyo will pay the new minimum wage.”