The Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board Hon Akeem Ademola Ige has applauded the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde for the construction, completion and commissioning of the new Ultra modern Local Government House, Staff Training School and conversion of Adhoc Staff to permanent staff.
While delivering his goodwill message at the commissioning ceremony, Hon Akeem Ige commended the Governor for being workers and pensioners friendly, the chairman said it is indeed a new dawn in the pacesetter State.
Noting that the Local Government Service Commission has been a tenant in the Water Corporation building for the past forty two years and that Governor Seyi Makinde deemed it fit to provide a more conducive working environment with state of the art facilities to enhance workers productivity by constructing such a magnificent family house to accommodate Local Government Staff Pension Board, Local Government Service Commission and Ministry of Local Government Staff.
Hon Akeem Ademola Ige also expressed gratitude to the Governor for his magnanimity for granting approval for the conversation of Adhoc Staff to Permanent Staff. He noted that this is a testament that the Governor listens to yearnings and aspirations of the people.
The chairman also said in addition to various monumental infrastructural projects embarked upon by the present administration, he thanked the Governor for donating his monthly salary to Pensioners since 2019 , prompt payment of salary and pension on the 25th of every month, payment of inherited backlog of gratuity, increase in monthly allocation from Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira to Five Hundred Million Naira, Twenty Five Thousand Naira wage award to workers while pensioners also get Fifteen Thousand Naira, Ten Thousand Naira christmas bonus and many more.
Hon Ige therefore thanked Deputy National Chairman South of Peoples Democratic Party , Ambassador, Taofeek Arapaja, former Deputy Governors Alake Adeyemo, Hassim Gbolarumi, Engr Hamid Gbadamosi, the Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, Chief Judge , Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service, Honourable Commissioners, traditional rulers, religious leaders, Local Government Chairmen, Chairmen of Commissions, Boards and Parastals, Special Advisers, Chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party, National NULGE President and other eminent personalities that graced the occasion.
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Mrs Banke Adeyemo
Head of Information Unit
Local Government Staff Pension Board
Oyo State ICT
October 3, 2024
