Ogun declares Friday as holiday for PVC collection

The Ogun State Government has declared Friday 27 March as a public holiday to enable registered voters collect their Permanent Voter Cards.

This is coming less than 24 hours to the Presidential  elections.



In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Adeoluwa Taiwo, he said the decision followed information that the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state had received additional batches of PVCs.

He appealed to all eligible voters to take advantage of the holiday to collect their cards so as to exercise their civic rights by voting the candidates of their choice.

He also urged all stakeholders to conduct themselves peacefully and eschews all forms of violence before, during and after the elections.

He said, “We advised the people of the state to abide by all electoral guidelines and avoid wearing attires and emblems of political parties to the polling stations.”