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Oyo Converts LG Ad-Hoc Workers To Staff

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the conversion of ad-hoc staff in the service of the 33 local government councils in the state to permanent staff.


The decision was taken to bridge the gap in the workforce at the local government level and the employment will be perfected within a month following due process.

Governor Makinde disclosed at the commissioning of the newly-built Local Government House and Staff Training School, assuring that government would support and collaborate with local government authorities for the benefits of the citizens.

“We will continue to work with the local government so that our vision at the state level can also be sold to the local government administrators. When there is synergy, we can achieve more.”

The governor inherited in 2019, a local government system that owed salaries, pensions, and gratuities.

He said, “For primary school teachers, their leave bonuses were last paid in 2017. The primary schools, PHCs, and other things were in bad shape. But we have paid the primary school teachers their leave bonus for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

“So, we had to figure out a way of reducing this deficit and we won’t play games with anybody because they are our own people. We insisted that first line items must be drawn against the LG account. It was a home-grown way of ensuring that outstanding pension and gratuities are paid. We have paid backlogs of over N18 billion in pension and we have also paid over N15 billion gratuities to retirees.”

Makinde said his administration has collaborated with the Local Government Councils to upgrade 209 PHCs, equip 264 PHCs, and complete about 60 model schools. He added that his administration had, in conjunction with local government authorities, constructed and renovated hundreds of primary school classrooms through the Oyo State SUBEB intervention project.

“We commissioned the first set of about 40km of roads in Ibadan in July and we have an outstanding of about 60km to go in this first set. When we leave Ibadan, we will go to other zones. So, rest assured we will continue to seek innovative ways to collaborate with the local government administration to the benefit of our people.”
The newly-built complex will provide a conducive environment for the local government staff and also enhance their productivity.

The facilities within the State Secretariat would be renovated and transformed before the expiration of his administration in 2027.

The Commissioner for Land, Housing, and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, described the new complex as a monumental achievement, appreciating Governor Makinde for his insightful leadership in guiding the Local Government Service Commission and the Local Government Pension Board.

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