The Oyo State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) has released 1,535 promotion letters to staff members across the 33 local government areas of the state, reaffirming the commitment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to workers’ welfare and career advancement.
The promotion letters, which were issued as part of the 2025 promotion exercise, cover officers on Grade Levels 06 to 17 serving in the Commission and the seven departments across the state’s 33 local governments.
A breakdown of the beneficiaries shows that 288 officers are from the Administration and General Services Department, 57 from Agriculture and Natural Resources, 40 from Budget, Planning, Research and Statistics, 431 from Education and Social Services, 44 from Environmental Health Services, 315 from Finance and Supplies, while 360 officers are from the Works, Housing, Lands and Survey Department.
Presenting the promotion letters on behalf of the Commission, Chairman of the LGSC, Bashorun Akinwale Solomon Akinwole, said the exercise reflects Governor Makinde’s unwavering commitment to prioritising workers’ welfare, motivation and career progression.
According to him, the promotion exercise demonstrates the administration’s determination to build a professional, efficient and highly motivated local government workforce capable of delivering quality service at the grassroots.
He 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 his resolve to ensure that no civil servant is stagnated and that hard work is duly recognised and rewarded.”
Akinwole congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to regard the promotion as both a reward for their dedication and a call to greater responsibility in delivering quality service across the state’s local government system.
He also reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to sustaining regular promotion exercises, strengthening capacity-building initiatives and improving staff welfare in line with the Omituntun 2.0 agenda of the Makinde administration.
Representatives of the beneficiaries expressed appreciation to Governor Makinde and the Local Government Service Commission for the promotion exercise, describing it as a morale booster that would inspire greater dedication, efficiency and productivity among workers in the local government service.
