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As the workers’ strike in Osun State hits the ninth day, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said they have a lot to gain from the proposed Salaries and Wages Commission.

Aregbesola said the commission will ensure proper remuneration of workers.
Speaking through his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in a statement yesterday, the governor said the concept of a commission to deal with the remuneration of workers came to him out of a genuine desire to lift workers up economically and socially.

He said all avenues to ensure that Osun workers are the best paid in Nigeria are being explored and urged labour leaders to educate workers on the benefits of the commission. 
The statement reads: “We did not just come up with the idea of Salaries and Wages Commission. It is a mechanism that has been tested and has worked well elsewhere. 
“The situation in Lagos State is such that even before the Federal Government came up with the Minimum Wage Law and pegged it at N18,000, Lagos State had implemented N17,500 as minimum wage for its workers.

“Lagos State was able to do that because it had put in place a mechanism for measuring workers’ pay, vis-a-vis the income of the state.
“With such a commission in place in Osun, there will be representatives of the workers; government and independent consultants. 
“This body will ensure that wages are fixed according to certain parameters and ensure adequate remuneration for the workers.”  
The state chapter of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) called for a speedy resolution of the strike.

Its chairman, Mr. Makanjuola Anifowose,  urged traditional rulers, religious leaders, scholars, among others, to intervene.
Speaker of the House of Assembly Najeem Salaam urged the