As civil servants in Oyo State embarked on a three-day warning strike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Engineer Seyi Makinde has declared that civil servants in the state and Nigeria deserved even higher pay than the N30,000 minimum wage they were presently agitating for.

Makinde said this during a visit to the Oyo state office of the Nigerian Labor Congress,(NLC) in Ibadan, where he met with the leaders of various Labour union in the state to present his blueprint and plans for the state work force, which was witnessed by the Lagos Times.

The PDP governorship candidate while speaking in solidarity with the three days warning strike embarked upon by civil servants over issue of welfare and non payment of arreas and allowances by the present administration, promised to engage the state work force productively and tackle poverty head long if voted into power.

He stressed that in doing this, he would reposition the affairs of the state by putting people to work and also expand the economic base of generating revenue instead of relying solely on federal allocation.

According to him, “Oyo state cannot continue to rely on funds generated from crude oil for massive development across board.

“Agriculture will be my number one cardinal focus, since the state is blessed with massive resources, hence O will be deploying the resources generated to things that will bring benefits to the state.”

The PDP governorship candidate added that his government had plans to reduce poverty amongst residents which fuels violence, and would engage the unemployed youths with a focus to unlock hidden potential spread across the state.