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The Lagos State Government has granted a four-day work holiday for civil personnel across the state in order for them to get their Permanent Voter Cards, or PVCs, from their respective local government/local council development zones.

The declaration was made yesterday by the state’s Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
The work-free day would begin on Tuesday, January 24, and end on Friday, January 27, 2023, for various grade levels of government employees.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, for grades 01, 03, 07, and 15; Wednesday, January 25, 2023, for grades 02, 04, 08, and 13; Thursday, January 26, 2023, for grades 05, 09, 12, and 17; and Friday, January 27, 2023, for grades 06, 10, 14, and 16.

He added that the work-free days were approved by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the public servants to collect their voter cards from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC inorder to participate actively in the forthcoming February, March general polls in the country.

According to Muri-Okunola:“Consequent upon the extension of the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission, it is hereby notified for the general information that all public servants who are yet to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards from designated INEC Centers are encouraged to do so before Sunday, January 29, 2023, as it is a civic responsibility to vote.

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“To this end, Mr Governor has graciously approved a work-free day to enable public servants to collect their PVCs from their respective local government/local council development areas.

Muri-Okunola, however, urged accounting officers to excuse their officers in respective grade levels on the designated days.
“Consequently, accounting officers and all public servants are to ensure compliance whilst giving this circular the service-wide publicity it deserves,” he said.

Recall that the state government during the voter registration did same, declaring work-free days for its workers to complete their registration for voter cards.

 

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