MAKINDE APPROVES N25M COMPENSATION FOR OYO ANTHEM COMPOSERS
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The Oyo State Government has approved ₦25 million in payment to the creators of the state anthem, “Asiwaju Ni Wa.”
Governor Seyi Makinde recognized the initiative and vision of former First Lady Mrs. Florence Ajimobi while authorizing the pay following Tuesday’s Executive Council Meeting.
This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation.
The commissioner stated that the Ministry of Information and Orientation would create a documentary on the background behind the song, and that the composers would each receive a plot of land and have streets named after them.
According to Oyelade, Asiwaju Ni Wa was named the state’s official anthem approximately ten years ago without the composers receiving any payment, which prompted the council to organize a committee the previous year.
In the meantime, the commissioner declared that during the 2017–2020 promotion exercise, the council also examined the promotions of 1,629 state employees, including nurses who suffered because of an administrative error.
According to Oyelade, the state head of service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni, had petitioned the government to grant the reinstatement of 47 civil officials who had been wrongly fired from their positions during the previous administration.
He said that 124 employees who lost their jobs in 2012 had also received pardons.
According to the commissioner, 180 employees who were employed in the last stages of the previous administration’s 2019 departure had their termination approved by the council, while 823 workers who had been fired by that administration due to the submission of a forged certificate had their dismissal upheld.
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