Ekiti declares Friday work-free ahead of governorship election

Ekiti State Government has declared Friday as a work-free time for nationalist servants and civilian servants up of the governorship predetermination scheduled for Saturday.

The announcement was made on Thursday in a connection issued by the Head of Service, Dr Folakemi Olomojobi, who said the support was granted by Governor Biodun Oyebanji to alteration workers question to their respective voting locations successful mentation for the predetermination holding on June 20, 2026.

According to the government, the directive is aimed astatine encouraging afloat information successful the electoral process crossed the state.

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Establishment, Dr Funke Ajibola, who signed the circular, noted that the vacation does not use to indispensable work providers.

She explained that hospitals, wellness centres, occurrence work departments and different captious agencies are exempted and are expected to support mean operations to guarantee uninterrupted work delivery.

“All heads of the exempted institutions are to marque indispensable work arrangements to guarantee continuous work delivery. Chief Executive Officers and Accounting Officers are to guarantee compliance with this circular and springiness it the widest...