Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the payment of a 13th-month salary bonus for the state workforce for 2025, reaffirming a tradition his administration has maintained since 2019.
The governor made the announcement on Monday at the executive chamber, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, while inaugurating the Governing Board of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital.
In a statement released on his X handle, Makinde also confirmed that the arrears arising from the implementation of the new minimum wage—earlier promised for payment by the end of September—will now be settled alongside December salaries.
“At the inauguration of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Governing Council this morning, I confirmed that the arrears on minimum wage which I promised at the end of September this year will be paid with the December salary. I also stated that we will pay a 13th-month salary to workers in Oyo State as we have done since 2019,” he wrote.
Makinde further assured that the state government is working to resolve the ongoing strike by the institution’s medical lecturers.
He tasked the newly inaugurated board with revamping the Oyo annex of the teaching hospital within 12 months, pledging full government support to make the facility fully operational.
The board is chaired by Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, with Mr. Aderemi Adediji as Secretary. Other members include Mr. Gabriel Oyelade, Dr. Adebayo Taiwo, Mrs. Agnes Isola, Dr. Kehinde Ayinde, Prof. Adebayo Olakulehin, Prof. Adenike Olugbenga-Bello, and Dr. Oluwajoba Olayinka.
Speaking on behalf of the board, Oyelaran-Oyeyinka expressed appreciation to the governor for the opportunity to serve and pledged the council’s commitment to implementing reforms that would transform the teaching hospital into a world-class medical facility.
