May Day: Governors promise better working conditions, pay rise for workers

GOVERNORS, yesterday, commended workers on their resilience and promised to prioritise their welfare and ensure better working conditions including a pay rise.

Sanwo-Olu promised to look at some of the demands of various unions in the state, saying that his administration would continue to ensure good welfare packages for all the workers in the state. Speaking at the Worker’s Day celebration in Akure, the state capital, the governor said in “demonstration of our commitment to the welfare of workers in the State, our administration is giving priority attention to the regular payment of salaries and pensions, steady payment of gratuity and payment of backlog of salaries, regular promotion of workers with financial backing is being prioritized. The promotion exercise for the current year is ongoing.

He stressed that he was on the same page with the workers “having renovated the State Secretariat and also provided a dedicated 33KVA transformer to enable the workers have a healthy and conducive environment to operate.”In Kaduna, Governor Uba Sani flagged off the implementation of N500 million revolving loans for civil servants to mark the 2024 May Day Celebration in the state.

Governor Otu disclosed that under his administration, payment of salaries and pension entitlement remains a first-line charge. Some of the workers raised their voices, complaining openly when it became obvious that the governor was not going to attend the ceremony, with some of the labour unions refusing to participate in the ceremonial march past.

Speaking with journalists after the programme themed: “People First”, Oyebanji said his administration has intensified efforts to ensure that the premium motor spirit popularly known as petrol is supplied to Ekiti soon.

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