Nigerian Governor Declares April 11 Public Holiday, Gives Reason
- Workers in the public and private sectors in Katsina state have been given the permission to stay off work on Monday, April 11
- This is as the state government declared Monday a work-free in order to give workers the opportunity to vote in the local government election
- This was announced in a statement signed by the permanent secretary administration office of the head of civil service, Usman Isyaku
Aminu Masari, the governor of Katsina state, has declared Monday, April 11, a work-free day, Leadership reports.
This was disclosed in a statement released by Usman Isyaku, permanent secretary administration office of the head of civil service, on Saturday, April 9.
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Legit.ng gathers that the government explained that the move was to enable workers in the public and private sectors and their families to vote in the local government election.
Isyaku also explained that the declaration was to enable civil servants to return to their respective constituencies to vote.
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In another report by ThisDay, the Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KATSIEC) had fixed April 11 as the date for the conduct of local government elections.
The announcement came after six years of legal battle between the state government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the tenure of dissolved council officials.
Governor Masari in the statement urged workers to utilize the opportunity given to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights by voting for candidates of their choice.
Kebbi LG poll: PDP suffers great loss as APC secures landslide victory
Legit.ng previously reported that the Kebbi state All Progressives Congress (APC) has comfortably won the local government elections held on Saturday, February 5.
The ruling APC won all the available seats in the state. A statement signed by the chairman, Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KSIEC), Aliyu Mohammed-Mera, and issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, February 6, disclosed that 18 political parties registered for the election.
The statement further revealed that one political party later pulled out, leaving the remaining ones to jostle for the various positions.
FCT LG polls: APC means business, appoints influential chieftains as campaign council members
Meanwhile, Nasarawa and Ebonyi state governors, Abdullahi Sule and David Umahi were inaugurated as the co-chairmen of the APC National Campaign Council for FCT, Abuja councils election 2022.
Both APC governors are to chair the council at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
A prominent member of the council for the FCT council polls scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 12, is the immediate past governor of the northern state, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura.
Source: Legit.ng
