Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the payment of accumulated promotion arrears totaling ₦219 million for the staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital.
That came following the governor’s meetting with professional bodies at LAUTECH over the ongoing industrial action by the bodies where he stated that his administration would continue to serve the people of the State and cater for the welfare of workers across different sectors.
Governor Makinde said the payment of the arrears would be disbursed in three equal instalments in October, November, and December 2025, with a promise to offset the arrears of the new minimum wage, covering the period from January to August 2025, in three tranches, also payable from October to December 2025.
After listening to the demands of representatives of different bodies at the teaching hospital, he also announced immediate measures aimed at addressing the situation, including the plan to immediately constitute a Governing Council for the hospital, approval of a monthly stipend of ₦80,000 for 65 non-staff security personnel working at the hospital while instructing that they should be integrated into the hospital’s system as adhoc staff.
Likewise, he announced an increase in the monthly subvention to the hospital by N35m to ease operational challenges.
Governor Makinde equally highlighted steps that the Government would take to bring about long-term resolutions of the crisis and bring lasting solutions to the institution’s challenges, adding that the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Annex in Oyo would be completed before the end of his Administration in 2027.
He stated that some demands involving the review of salary structures would be addressed by the Governing Council of the hospital once it is put in place, adding that the demands raised by students of Nursing would also be addressed.
He said, “This engagement is in fulfillment of what I told you when I was going round asking for your support, which you gave to me and I thank you for that. You have done your part and we are doing ours. You don’t have to beg us before we do what you want.
“Some of the challenges that you raised have been noted. They are things I thought had been solved but they have not. That is the nature of challenges; when you are faced with challenges, if you solve the problem, it will go away, and if it is not solved, it will come back, and you have to take another go at it.
“There are major things recurring and one of them is the issue of the Governing Council for LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. I want to assure you that before the end of this week, you will have a Governing Council. They will be here all the time and we will also give them a mandate, and a timeframe within which to achieve those things.
“We will give the new Governing Council a list of things that we want them to accomplish within a period of time. And, for us, we will support them. You should also support them.”
