Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to workers in the state not to allow some people he described as enemies of the state to cause a rift between them and the state government.

Makinde made this declaration while addressing the workers on Monday in Ibadan.

Recalled that workers in the state staged protests last week, demanding a number of things.

The workers insisted that they would continue the protest unless the governor addressed them.

Makinde, while addressing the workers on Monday, assured them that his administration would sustain its cordial relationship with labour unions.

He said: “Five years ago, I was not here; in three years and some months to come, I will not be here as the governor, but our state will remain. In everything that we do, let us remember that it is our state; we don’t have anywhere else that we can call home, and anyone who wants to draw water from the well should not pollute that well.”

The governor further said: “There are people who don’t want progress for our state; they will try to come in between you and I. But I have promised that every quarter we will be having a parley with the leadership of the labour unions. We will ensure we close the gap between the government and labour.”