As the deadline for registration of voters for 2023 General Elections comes to a close on Sunday, July 31, the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has declared Tuesday, July 26, 2022 as a work-free day in the State.
This was revealed in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, who said the “one-day public holiday is to provide a window for all workers in the state, who have either lost their cards, not registered or who might need to travel to their wards, local government areas and constituencies to perfect their Permanent Voters Registration or transfer their cards, where necessary, to enable them participate in the next general elections.
“As an inclusive, participatory and accountable government, the role of PVCs to the citizens cannot be overemphasised.”
The statement added that, the governor, therefore, urged all eligible adults to seize the opportunity of the holiday to go home to their different wards and constituencies to search for their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), fill the claims and objections forms and transfer the PVCs where
