The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, approved a half‑day holiday for state workers on Friday, March 17, 2023, ahead of the Saturday elections. The decision, conveyed in a circular issued by the Secretary to the state government, Olubanwo Adeosun, was intended to give civil and public servants the opportunity to travel and vote in the governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 18.
According to a statement from the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, offices were to close at 12 p.m. on Friday, with only personnel handling essential duties required to remain on duty. The circular read in part: “This approval of a half‑day at work will enable public and civil servants, who may wish to travel to perform their civic responsibilities, the opportunity to do so. Following from the above, government offices are to close by 12 noon on Friday, March 17, 2023, while staff covering essential services are expected to remain at their duty posts. Public and civil servants in the state are enjoined to go out on Saturday, March 18, 2023, to perform their civic responsibilities.”
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