JUST IN: Makinde Reduces Salaries Of Senior Political Aides By 50 Per Cent

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has slashed salaries of all senior political appointees in the state by 50% with immediate effect.

The governor stated this on Friday, May 1st while addressing participants at the 2020 International Workers’ Day, an event held at the Nigeria Labour Congress Secretariat.

The Governor equally added that the civil servants in the state would not be affected by the pay cut, saying that “nothing will affect the welfare and payment of the workers salary despite the dwindling economy.”