Protesting workers in Oyo State, on Monday, locked the state secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, to demand palliatives, upward review of pension allowances and refund of monies deducted from their salaries in the past.

The protesters were drawn from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and their affiliates.

Led by their union leaders, the workers also demanded payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees and release of promotion letters for the Years 2021 and 2022.

The protest made vehicular movement uneasy around the governor’s office.