Ahead of the Local Government election scheduled for Saturday, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo has declared Friday, January 17, 2025, as public holiday in the state.
A statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the work-free day is to allow residents of the state to participate in the LG poll.
“The Ondo State Government has declared Friday, 17th of January, 2025 as a work-free day for public servants in the state to enable them to travel to their various communities to exercise their civic responsibilities.
“Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa urges all stakeholders to ensure a free, fair and peaceful local government election across the state,” read the statement.
Meanwhile, the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has assured all that the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party from the LG election will not hinder the electoral process.
Earlier, the state’s PDP chapter, in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Publicity, Leye Igbabo, announced its withdrawal from the election.
According to the statement, the PDP stated that it had no confidence in the electoral process conducted by the ODIEC.
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