Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the payment of the 13th-month salary bonus for 2025 to state civil servants.
The announcement was made on Monday at the executive chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, during the inauguration of the Governing Board of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.
Makinde, in a statement on his X handle, confirmed that the payment of the 13th-month salary has been a continuous practice since he assumed office in 2019.
He also stated that arrears on the state’s minimum wage, promised in September, would be included in the December salary.
“At the inauguration of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Governing Council this morning, I confirmed that the arrears on minimum wage which I promised at the end of September this year will be paid with the December salary. I also stated that we will pay a 13th-month salary to workers in Oyo State as we have done since 2019,” he said.
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The governor further assured that he would address the ongoing strike by medical lecturers at the institution.
Makinde charged the newly inaugurated governing board to revamp the Oyo annexe of the teaching hospital within 12 months, promising full support from the state government to make the facility fully operational.
The board is headed by Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, with Mr. Aderemi Adediji as Secretary. Other members include Mr. Gabriel Oyelade, Dr. Adebayo Taiwo, Mrs. Agnes Isola, Dr. Kehinde Ayinde, Prof. Adebayo Olakulehin, Prof. Adenike Olugbenga-Bello, and Dr. Oluwajoba Olayinka.
On behalf of the board, Oyelaran-Oyeyinka thanked the governor for the appointment and pledged to work toward transforming the teaching hospital into a world-class medical facility.