By By: Sola Omoniyi
Lagos declares four-day public holiday for PVC collection
The Lagos State Government has declared four days as public holidays for public servants in the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) at their respective local government area ahead of the 2023 elections.
The state Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, made this known in a circular released on Wednesday to all workers.
Muri-Okunola said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved Tuesday, January 24 to Friday, January 27, as work-free days for public servants to collect their PVCs.
“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,” the circular reads.
“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 include Tuesday, January 24, 2023, for grade levels 01, 03, 07 and 15; Wednesday, January 25, 2023, for grade levels 02, 04, 08 and 13.
“Thursday, January 26, 2023, for grade levels 05, 09, 12, and 17; and Friday, January 27, 2023, for grade levels 06, 10, 14 and 16.”
Recall the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently disclosed that about 6.7 million Nigerians are yet to collect their PVCs.
