Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved the payment of N25,000 and N15,000to workers and pensioners in the state respectively as wage award to cushion the effects of subsidy removal

Makinde announced the wage award while addressing workers who stormed the
Governor’s Office on Monday in Ibadan to protest the non-payment of the money by the
state government.
The governor, who reiterated his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, said
that the payment would commence from October and be paid for six months when a
sustainable salary package for workers would have been determined.