Oyo State government has approved consolidated salary scales for Heads of Local Government Administration (HLAs) in local government areas in the State.
The consolidated salary scales, which allowed them to receive the same salary in their respective status as HLAs as pension after retirement.
This was revealed in a special meeting held by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, with Heads of Local Government Administration and Directors of Education and Social Services in Ibadan.
Dr. Olatubosun, while appreciating the HLAs and Directors of Education and Social Services for making the meeting a success said, the essence of the gathering was to integrate the machinery of the local government system to project the activities, policies and programs of the present administration in the State.
He emphasized the need to collaborate with stakeholders at the grassroots towards the 2022 Omituntun Cultural Festival, where he said, the monumental achievements of the Seyi Makinde government will be beamed to the people.
The commissioner added that projects embarked upon by the local government administrations would also be included in the communication of developmental achievements of the State government.
He said, “This meeting is called to integrate the communication of government activities, programs and policies to the grassroot, we are using this medium to also charge our people at the local government system to inculcate major stakeholders, opinion molders and other players to key into the preparation for the success of the 2022 Omituntun Cultural Festival.”
“It is one thing to perform, it is another thing to communicate performance to the grassroot, we will use these platforms to project major tourism potentials in the State.”
