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Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday gave nod to seven demands of the members of the Joint Labour Movement.

The governor in his address during the celebration held at Osogbo Township Stadium, said he had approved for immediate implementation, the cash-backing of outstanding promotions for all categories of workers — 100% implementation of Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) for which the state had already been implementing 90 percent , as well as the immediate implementation of 65 years retirement age for all categories of worker in tertiary institutions.

He ordered immediate commencement of the process of domestication of 65 years retirement age/40 years length of service for teachers in the state, and beginning of the process of reverting from the current Council Manager to Head of Local Government Administration and Head of Department to Director at the Local Government system.

The approval was also given to establishments matters, that is, conduct of outstanding promotions nominally from 2019 to date, regularisation, advancement and conversion, among others, while approval was also made on appointment of Permanent Secretaries in due course to put an end to the use of Coordinating Directors in Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The state Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Jacob Adekomi, expressed gratitude to Governor Oyetola for granting the requests of workers, saying the development would further better their lives.