The agitation for a new wage by civil servants in Oyo State ended on Monday with the approval of N19, 987.14 minimum wage for the workers across board by the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi.

The governor however, mandated the workers to work assiduously to improve on the internally-generated revenue (IGR) of the state in order to give the state the financial muscle to pay the new wage and at the same time deliver on its electioneering promises to the people.

Mr Ajimobi disclosed his target of raising the state internally-generated revenue to N100 billion per annum to enhance the government’s ability to meet increasing expenditure which has been shot up by workers’ wages.

The strategies outlined by the governor to meet the target include – the upgrading of the Bola Ige International Market in Gbagi, review of vehicle registration, land use and personal tax.

Others include introduction of land use charge, signage charges, transportation system, recertification of business premises, improved title perfection process, quarry levy and agriculture tariff.

The minimum wage issue had pitched the workers against the state government, with a factional group of labour leaders calling out workers on a strike since 19 March 2012 after the purported sack of the authentic labour leaders.