By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Government has approved consolidated Salary Scale For Local Government Administration Heads
This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Oyo State
Under the new arrangement, Heads of Local Government Administration (HLAs) in Local Government Areas in Oyo State have started receiving Consolidated Salary Scale, which allowed them to receive the same salary in their respective status as HLAs as pension after retirement.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr Akinfunmilayo stressed that the gesture of the present administration in Oyo state was unprecedented as no government before the Governor Makinde-led administration has ever done such for the local government workers.
“The Heads of Loval Government Administration (HLAs) are now on consolidated salary scale as approved recently by the governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, this means that after retirement, the individual HLA will continue to collect the same salary he or she collected last when in active service”, he said.
The Permanent Secretary added, “it is unprecedented, it has never happened in the history of local government service in Oyo State, all we have benefitted from this administration apart from the consolidated salary are unprecedented, look at the new Local Government Service Commission’s building that will soon be completed”.
” We have been tenants in another building that belong to another ministry for over forty years, he has done so many other ty which time may not allow us t be reeling out here, but we have to show our appreciation.”
Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, while appreciating the HLAs and Directors of Education and Social Services for making the meeting a success said the essence of the gathering was to integrate the machinery of the local government system to project the activities, policies and programmes of the present administration in the State.
Dr Olatubosun emphasized the need to collaborate with stakeholders at the grassroot towards the 2022 Omituntun Cultural Festival, where he said the monumental achievements of the Governor Seyi Makinde government will be beamed to the people.
The Commissioner stressed that projects embarked upon by the local government administrations would also be included in the communication of developmental achievements of the State government.
“This meeting is called to integrate the communication of government activities, programmes and policies to the grassroot, we are using this medium to also charge our people at the local government system to inculcate major stakeholders, opinion molders and other players to key into the preparation for the success of the 2022 Omituntun Cultural Festival”, he said
Dr Olatubosun added, “it is one thing to perform, it is another thing to communicate performance to the grassroot, we will use these platforms to project major tourism potentials in the State.”
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Bunmi Babalola while speaking tasked Heads of Local Government Administration and Directors of Education and Social Services to work round the clock to achieve the projection of core strength of development notable in the developmental projects in their various areas.
