Lautech Hospital Security Guards’ Salary Hiked From N18,800 To N80,000 By Governor Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has increased the salaries of 67 security guards at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Lautech) Hospital from N18,800 to N80,000 per month following their plea for better wages.

The guards, who are outsourced personnel and not officially hospital staff, had approached the governor during an event at the hospital, recounting their struggles and a previous protest in June 2021 that yielded no results.

“One of the guards 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,’” according to reports from the event.

Upon hearing their grievances, Governor Makinde confirmed the guards’ salaries and immediately announced that all 67 would be converted to ad-hoc staff, receiving N80,000 monthly starting from October 1.

The decision, which more than quadruples their previous earnings, was met with cheers and jubilation from the guards and attendees.