Lagos Announces Work-free Days For Collection Of PVC_Muri-Okunola
Balikis Busari
The Lagos State Government has announced a four-day work-free day for the collection of PVC (voters card) The Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola has revealed.
Muri-Okunola,has verify the development in a circular issued on Wednesday, said the State Governor,Babajide Sanwo-Olu, kindly approved the work-free days for the Public servants.
According to him, the work-free day would commence on Tuesday, January 24, and end on Friday, January 27, 2023, for different grade levels of workers in the public service.
He said, “Consequent upon the extension of the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), 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 PUNCH Newspaper reports.
“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.
He added, enjoined accounting officers to excuse their officers in respective grade levels on the designated days.
“Consequently, accounting officers and all public servants are to ensure compliance whilst giving this circular the service-wide publicity it deserves,” he said.
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