Governor Makinde Visits LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Pledges Better Welfare For Workers

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has promised improved payment for workers of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, pursuing a sojourn to the installation connected Tuesday.

In a connection shared connected his verified Facebook leafage Tuesday evening, the politician said helium met with wellness workers to perceive to their grievances and has committed to addressing cardinal issues affecting the tertiary hospital.

“Today, we visited the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital successful Ogbomoso to conscionable with wellness workers. After listening to their grievances, I committed to tackling the issues raised,” helium wrote.

Makinde assured that a Governing Council would beryllium constituted “by the extremity of this week” to supply organization absorption for the hospital. He further announced an upward reappraisal of the hospital’s monthly subvention, alongside a caller ₦80,000 monthly stipend for 65 non-staff information personnel. He said the workers would besides beryllium integrated into the hospital’s strategy arsenic ad-hoc staff.

On infrastructure, the politician promised to implicit the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Annex successful Oyo municipality earlier the extremity of his administration.

He besides disclosed plans to settee outstanding entitlements. According to him, promotion arrears covering 2018–2024 would beryllium paid successful 3 instalments from October to December 2025. Similarly, arrears for the caller minimum wage betwixt January and August 2025 would besides beryllium cleared wrong the aforesaid period.

Makinde noted that “some of the different issues raised volition beryllium addressed by the Governing Council erstwhile they are successful place.”

While successful Ogbomoso, the politician and his entourage paid homage to the Soun of Ogbomoso lans, His Imperial Majesty Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III. He thanked the monarch for the lukewarm invited during the sojourn and hinted astatine upcoming infrastructure projects successful the past town.

“During our visit, I informed Kabiyesi that we are looking to commence enactment connected feeder roads successful Ogbomoso wrong the adjacent 6 weeks. We besides mean to hole immoderate feeder roads successful Oyo Zone earlier the extremity of our administration,” Governor Makinde stated.