The Osun State Government has declared Tuesday, July 28, a work-free day for public servants in the state to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), as the state intensifies preparations for the 15 August governorship election.
The directive comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concludes the first phase of PVC distribution across the state’s 332 Registration Areas, with the exercise expected to continue at its 30 Local Government offices from 29 July to 7 August.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier disclosed that only 192,702 PVCs, representing 37.5 per cent of those distributed so far, had been collected by eligible voters across Osun State.
In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Ayanleye Aina, the state government said the work-free day applies to all public servants, including local government employees and workers in state-owned tertiary institutions.
According to a statement by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the decision is intended to enable workers fulfil their civic responsibility by collecting their voter cards ahead of the governorship election and future elections in the state.
