BREAKING: Nigerian Governor Declares Friday As Public Holiday, Gives Reason

TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has declared Friday, January 17, 2025, a work-free day ahead of the state’s Local Government election scheduled for Saturday, January 18.

The governor’s chief press secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, revealed this in a statement on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

According to the statement, the directive is to allow residents of the state to participate in the LG poll.

“The Ondo State Government has declared Friday, 17th of January, 2025 as a work-free day for public servants in the state to enable them to travel to their various communities to exercise their civic responsibilities.

“Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa urges all stakeholders to ensure a free, fair and peaceful local government election across the state,” read the statement.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has assured all that the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party from the LG election will not hinder the electoral process.

However, the state’s PDP chapter, in a statement issued by its director of media and publicity, Leye Igbabo, announced its withdrawal from the election.

The PDP stated that it had no confidence in the electoral process conducted by the ODIEC.

Additionally, the state police command had declared the restriction of vehicular and motorcycle movement from 6:am to 4:pm on Saturday.

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Ondo governor sacks commissioners, SAs

Earlier, TheTalk.NG reported that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa sacked all commissioners and special advisers after dissolving the State Executive Council with immediate effect.

Aiyedatiwa exempted two members of the cabinet from the dissolution “due to the critical nature of their duties.”

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, made this known in a statement issued via Facebook on Wednesday, January 15.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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