PVC: Govt Declares One Week Public Holiday

• Govt has declared one week public holiday.

THE NATION REPORTERS reports that the Zamfara State Government has declared a one-week public holiday for civil servants to enable them obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle‘s led government made the announcement on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

A statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital on Saturday, outlined that the work-free day starts from next Monday to Friday, (June 20th to 24th, 2022).

This according to the government would allow the state’s public and civil servants to be able to fulfil their civic rights in the 2023 general elections.

Governor Matawalle in the statement, directed all the commissioners, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretaries, other public office holders, party officials and traditional rulers to monitor and supervise the ongoing Voter Registration exercise.

The statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara noted that every citizen above the age of 18 is expected to be part of the exercise, saying that it was their constitutional right to elect their leaders.

Governor Matawalle appealed to the general public to participate in the exercise so that they would not complain later.