Oyo promotes 1,535 LG workers
August 4, 2026 2:50 pm
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Photo: Oyo State Govt
The Oyo State Local Government Service Commission has released 1,535 promotion letters to staff across the 33 local government areas of the state as part of the 2025 promotion exercise.
The letters cover promotions from Grade Level 06 to 17 for workers of the commission and staff across seven departments in the state’s local governments.
A statement signed by the Director of Education and Social Services, Lala Foluso, and made available to journalists on Tuesday said the beneficiaries were drawn from the following departments: Administration and General Services (288); Agriculture and Natural Resources (57); Budget, Planning, Research and Statistics (40); Education and Social Services (431); Environmental Health Services (44); Finance and Supplies (315); and Works, Housing, Lands and Survey (360).
Presenting the letters on behalf of the commission, its Chairman, Bashorun Akinwole, said the exercise was in line with Governor Seyi Makinde’s commitment to workers’ welfare, motivation and career progression.
“The promotion is a clear demonstration of the present administration’s commitment to building a professional, efficient and well-motivated local government workforce capable of delivering quality service to the people at the grassroots,” Akinwole said.
“This administration under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde understands that a motivated workforce is the engine room of good governance.
“The prompt release of these promotion letters is in line with its resolve to ensure that no civil servant stagnates and that hard work is duly recognised and rewarded,” he added.
The chairman congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to regard the promotion as both a reward for past diligence and a call to greater responsibility.
“See the promotion as both a reward for past diligence and a call to greater responsibility in service delivery across all the local governments and the commission,” he charged.
Akinwole also reiterated the commission’s commitment to regular and timely promotion exercises, capacity building and improved welfare packages for staff in line with the Omituntun 2.0 agenda of the Makinde administration.
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