By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
As part of measures to encourage Lagos public servants to participate in the ongoing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) registration exercise, the state government has declared four work-free days for entire members of the state’s workforce to enable them to join other residents in the exercise and secure their voters’ cards ahead 2023 general elections.
The state government said that the four days have been carefully planned to ensure that none of its staff would have reasons not to have completed the exercise within the window provided by the government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to the government, different categories of public servants have been fixed to different dates within the window to ensure that governance does shut down completely across the state.
In a statement signed by the state’s Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the government said this move by the state government is to ensure that workers are encouraged to perform their civil rights.
The government, in the statement released on Monday, stressed that staff in grade levels 01, 03, 07, and 15 will take off Tuesday, 26th July while grade level 02, 04, 08 and 13 will register on Wednesday 27th July.
Also, it noted that Thursday 28th July has been reserved for staff in grade levels 05, 09, 12, and 17 while staff in level 06, 10, 14, and 16 will register on Friday, July 29th.
“Consequently, it is notified for general information that all public servants who are yet to register or collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) from designated INEC Centers are advised to do so before the deadline date of 30th July 2022.
“To this end, Mr. Governor has graciously approved a work-free day for public servants to enable them to process/collect their PVC from their respective Local Governments/Local Council Development Areas. Officers are expected to return to work with their Voters Card after this exercise,” the statement reads.
It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission recently disclosed that only seven million of the over fifteen million Lagos residents have registered for PVC.
