Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has increased the monthly salaries of cleaners at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, from N15,000 to N80,000.

The increase was announced during a meeting with stakeholders at the teaching hospital on Thursday, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Friday.

The statement said, “Governor Makinde approved an increase in the monthly salary of cleaners at the Teaching Hospital from ₦15,000 to ₦80,000, aligning their pay with the national minimum wage.”

The decision followed an appeal by the cleaners, who met the governor during his visit.

Makinde also appealed to striking hospital workers to give his administration the opportunity to address their grievances, stressing the need for dialogue to resolve the dispute.

He said, “Initially, I didn’t want to respond to those who are on strike. But if there are challenges, we must find ways to solve them. You put this government in place. The first step is for you to call off the strike, and once you assure me of that, we can move forward. This is our state; how we lay our bed is how we will lie on it.”

The Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, commended the governor’s support for the health sector and assured workers that the administration was committed to addressing recurring strikes.