Incumbent Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Oyo State, Mr Bayo Titilola-Sodo has emerged President of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
Titilola-Sodo emerged unopposed at the NLC delegates conference held at Lekan Adamasingba stadium, Ibadan, on Thursday.
Titilola-Sodo, who hails from Ighoho, headquarters of Oorelope local government area of Oyo State, hereby succeeds Mr Waheed Olojede.
In his acceptance remarks, Titilola-Sodo held that all state governments were bound by law to implement the payment of the newly approved N30,000.
He avowed that he was positive about the implementation of the new minimum wage going by the assurance of outgoing governor Abiola Ajimobi and incoming governor Seyi Makinde on compliance.
On agenda of the newly elected executive council, he avowed commitment to ensuring workers are paid their salaries as and when due and that enforcement of the new minimum wage will be his first plan of action of his administration.
He added that we would also work to stamp out nepotism, favouritism and victimisation of workers, and install justice and sanity in the system.
“The implementation of the N30,000 minimum wages should be immediate without further delay. The President has signed it, it is a law and the law is bidding on all the 36 state governors.
“It is a law, it requires no persuasion, it covers all the states of the Federation. The outgoing governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi promised to pay N30,000 minimum wage, the governor-elect, Engineer Seyi Makinde also promised us even before the election. So we would hold both of them to their words,” Titilola-Sodo said.