Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday, joined labour unions and their affiliates in a peaceful protest.

Joining the protest, Makinde assured the people that the current pains and hardship in the country would soon be over.

The governor was welcomed with shouts by the protesters who were in their hundreds while the Oyo NLC chairman, Kayode Martins was addressing the protesters.

Makinde said he was aware of the hardship in town and the difficulty the people were going through, promising that he would be part of the generation that would fix the country.

He said he had replied to the NLC national president, Joe Ajero who claimed that no state in the country is paying wage awards to the workers.

He also assured the workers that their letters of protest and complaints would be delivered to President Bola Tinubu.