The various union leaders in Oyo State, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON), Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP ) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have applauded the Oyo State government under the leadership of Engr Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde for granting approval for the sensitization training programme for prospective retirees of public primary school teachers and local government staff.
The commendation was given by the union leaders at the end of a 2-Day Sensitization Training Programme for Prospective Retirees that will retire from July to December 2024 which was held across all the seven geo-political zones in the pacesetter state between Monday, 15th July – Tuesday 6th, August 2024.
Comrades Ayobami Adeogun (NULGE), Adedeji Adekunle (AOPSHON), Abolade Isiaka, Segun Abatan (NUP) and Raji Oladimeji said the programme was unprecedented , first of its kind, highly impactful , an eye opener for all the participants .Describing Governor Seyi Makinde as a true friend of both workers and pensioners in Oyo State.
Earlier in his closing speech at the end of the sensitization training programme which took place at Ibarapa Zone, the Chairman , Local Government Staff Pension Board, Hon Akeem Ademola Ige appreciated the Governor for being workers and pensioners friendly through his welfare packages, he also commended all the resource persons the practical interface and interaction with all the participants in the seven geo-political zones.
” I want to use this medium to thank His Excellency Engr Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde for granting the approval for this training programme and also appreciate our resource persons for your commitment” he said.
Hon Akeem Ademola Ige then appealed to all the participants/ beneficiaries of the training programme to make judicious use of knowledge gained and pass the information to others.
However, the Permanent Secretary Alhaji Lukman Akinola Muraina also thanked the Governor, participants and the Board team that went round all the seven geo-political zones.