The Oyo State Government said it has cleared all the non-statutory deductions of civil servants in the state workforce, adding that it is in fulfillment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise that their deduction arrears will be paid along with their August salaries.
In a statement issued by the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the pledge by Governor Seyi Makinde in a state broadcast in the wake of the week-long protest by the State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the government released over N1.3bn as deductions and salaries for June, July, and August.
He said, that with this development, workers who choose to continue making cooperative contributions will have to work with their unions as the state government will no longer be making any deductions from the source.
The Commissioner recalled that to date, many states have not complied with the minimum wage and still owe civil servants many months’ backlog of statutory deductions while Oyo State had complied with the minimum wage payment three years ago and has now cleared its deductions.
He said that Governor Seyi Makinde enjoys the support of the over 71,000 Oyo state civil servants because of his genuine love for their welfare.
