Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared Tuesday a work-free day for all public servants in the state to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The directive was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.
This applies to all categories of public servants, including local government workers and staff of tertiary institutions. The approval was conveyed in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Elder Ayanleye Aina, who said the work-free day was intended to allow workers perform their civic responsibility before the forthcoming governorship poll and future elections in the state.
The circular, however, exempted workers on essential duties such as medical personnel and security operatives, urging them to make internal arrangements to ensure that critical services are not disrupted.
Governor Adeleke called on all eligible voters to take advantage of the
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