The Lagos State Government has declared a four-day work-free period for public employees to be able to pick up their Permanent Voter Cards at their respective local government/local council development areas in the state.
The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, approved the work-free day for the public employees, according to the head of service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who confirmed the development in a circular issued on Wednesday.
For various grade levels of employees in the public service, he explained that the work-free day would start on Tuesday, January 24, and end on Friday, January 27, 2023.
“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,” statement by Muri-Okunola read.
“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 as presented in the table below.”
The dates are January 24, 2023 for grade levels 1, 3, 7, and 15, January 25, 2023 for grade levels 2, 4, and 8, and January 26, 2023 for grade levels 5, 9, 12, and 17, and January 27, 2023 for grade levels 6, 10, and 16.
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