Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has raised the monthly salaries of 67 security guards at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Lautech) Hospital from N18,800 to N80,000.

The guards, who are outsourced personnel, appealed to the governor during an event at the hospital, sharing their struggles and recounting a protest staged in June 2021 that yielded no solution.

One guard, speaking tearfully, said, “We are not staff but indigenes of Oyo State. I have a family and three children; my age is fast running out. Please help us, your excellency.”

After learning of their situation, Governor Makinde immediately announced that all 67 security personnel would be converted to ad-hoc staff, effective October 1, with the new monthly salary of N80,000.

The announcement was met with loud cheers from the guards and attendees, as the governor’s intervention more than quadrupled their previous pay.