Kebbi State Government has declared Thursday 28th and Friday, 29th July,2022, public holiday.
In a statement, the Special Adviser to Governor Atiku Bagudu on Media Malam Yahaya Sarki said, the two-day break was to enable civil servants of the state to either obtain or revalidate their permanent voter cards.
Sarki said, “Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu gave the approval on Wednesday, in a statement signed by the Acting Head of Service, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba Bena”.
The statement added that, the holiday would encourage people of the state to participate fully in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise that will end on Saturday as declared by INEC.
The Governor further called on the people of the state to take advantage of the two – day holiday to exercise their civic responsibility, so as not to be disenfranchised.
