Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to workers in the state not to allow some people he described as enemies of the state to cause a rift
Makinde made this declaration while addressing the workers on Monday in Ibadan.
DAILY POST recalls that workers in the state staged protests last week, demanding a number of things.Makinde, while addressing the workers on Monday, assured them that his administration would sustain its cordial relationship with labour unions. He said: “Five years ago, I was not here; in three years and some months to come, I will not be here as the governor, but our state will remain. In everything that we do, let us remember that it is our state; we don’t have anywhere else that we can call home, and anyone who wants to draw water from the well should not pollute that well.”
The governor further said: “There are people who don’t want progress for our state; they will try to come in between you and I. But I have promised that every quarter we will be having a parley with the leadership of the labour unions. We will ensure we close the gap between the government and labour.”
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