FG declares Friday public holiday

BlackBox Nigeria has just gathered that the federal government of Nigeria has declared Friday, February 22, 2019, a public holiday, in preparation for the February 23 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The ministry of interior via a statement on Wednesday, however, excluded bankers and those offering essential services across the nation.

“Federal Government declares Friday 22, February 2019 as work-free day. Those providing essential duties and bankers are excluded,”

“The work-free day is to enable citizens return to their poling units for the reschedule Presidential & National Assembly elections,” the statement reads.

It would be recalled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed an early scheduled Presidential and National Assembly Election Over logistics delay.