Daniel Agbolade, Ibadan

Newly elected Chairman of Oyo state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Bayo Titilola-Sodo, has said there is no excuse for any state governor not to implement, with immediate effect  the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed into law.

He said this while speaking with Journalists shortly after he was declared winner of the election of the state NLC delegates conference, held at Adamasingba stadium, Ibadan, the state capital.

Titilayo-Sodo explained that payment of the new minimum wage is a law that is biding on all the 36 state governors.

He said, "The implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage should be immediate without further delay. The President has signed it, it is a law and the law is biding on all the 36 state governors.

"It is a law, it requires no persuasion as it covers all the states of the Federation. The outgoing governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi promised to pay N30,000 minimum wage, the governor-elect, Mr. Seyi Makinde, also promised us even before the election. So we would hold both of them to their words".

On what to expect from the newly elected executives of the state chapter of NLC in the next three years, he said, "we would have a situation where workers are paid their salaries as at when due, a situation where workers enjoy their benefits as at when due 

"A situation where nepotism and favourism are not allowed, a situation where workers are not victimised, where justice prevails and act of the day, where sanity is brought into the system unlike the present situation".

Other elected executives include Mr Adedeji Taofeek, Vice Chairman 1; Mr Martins Bayonle, Vice Chairman 2; Mrs Rukayat Afonja, Chairperson; Mr Ademola Babalola, Treasurer; Oladele Olusegun and Folorunsho Olujimi, Auditor 1 and Auditor 2, respectively.