Makinde Raises LAUTECH Cleaners’ Salary To ₦80,000

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved an increase in the monthly salary of cleaners at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso from ₦15,000 to ₦80,000.

The salary increase was announced during a meeting with stakeholders at the hospital on Thursday. The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, disclosed the development in a statement released on Friday.

According to the statement, the new salary was approved to bring the cleaners’ earnings in line with the national minimum wage.

The decision followed an appeal by the cleaners, who met with Makinde during his visit to the hospital. They reportedly used the opportunity to seek better pay, leading the governor to approve an increase from their previous monthly earnings of ₦15,000 to ₦80,000.

The move comes amid concerns over the welfare of workers in the state-owned health facility, where some employees have been involved in an ongoing strike over issues affecting their work.

During the meeting, Makinde also urged the striking hospital workers to suspend their industrial action and allow his administration to address their complaints.

The governor said his administration was willing to listen to the workers and find solutions to the problems that led to the strike. He called on them to return to work as a first step towards resolving the dispute, adding that both sides needed to work together to move the state forward.

Makinde noted that disagreements between the government and workers should be addressed through discussions rather than prolonged industrial action. He maintained that his administration was ready to engage with the affected employees once they agreed to call off the strike.

The governor’s appeal comes as the state government continues to face pressure to resolve the dispute and restore normal activities at the teaching hospital.

Meanwhile, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, praised Makinde for his support for the health sector and his decision to increase the cleaners’ salaries.

Ajetunmobi also assured health workers that the state government remained committed to addressing the issues responsible for repeated strikes in the sector.

She expressed confidence in the administration’s efforts to improve conditions for workers and reduce disruptions to healthcare services across the state.

The salary adjustment is expected to provide some relief to the cleaners, who had been earning ₦15,000 monthly before the latest approval. However, discussions between the government and striking workers remain important to resolving the wider dispute at the hospital.