Protest rocks Oyo as workers block secretariat gate, demand allowances

The Oyo State employees locked the state secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, on Monday in a show of displeasure over problems that affect them.

According to Punch, the workers are demanding palliatives, an upward review of pension allowances, and payment of salary deduction among others.

They are also demanding payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees who have stagnated since the year 2021 and release of promotion letters for the years 2021 and 2022.

The protesters were workers and pensioners under the banners of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, and their affiliates.