Federal Government Declares Eve Of 2019 Elections Work-Free Day
As part of efforts to aid smooth-running and encourage voters participation in the coming presidential and National Assembly elections, the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, February 22, 2019, the eve of the elections as a public holiday.
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Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Bello Dambazau (retd), made the declaration in Abuja on Wednesday. The Ministry of Interior in a statement on Wednesday night by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, however, excluded bankers and those offering essential services across the nation.
A part of the statement said the holiday is to enable citizens return to their polling units against the Saturday elections.
Read the full statement below:
“The Federal Government declares Friday, February 22, 2019 as work-free day.
Those providing essential duties and bankers are excluded.
The work-free day is to enable citizens return to their polling units for the reschedule Presidential &
National Assembly elections.
Security agencies have been directed to ensure safety of lives and property before,
during and after the general election.”
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The 2019 elections was rescheduled in the early hours of the election day last week Saturday, drawing a lot of disappointed reactions from Nigerians.
The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad also made a post confirming the announcement.
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