The Lagos State public servants had been granted four work free days to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards at their respective local government/local council development areas in the state.
Lagos State, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has over 1.6 million uncollected PVCs making it the biggest in the country.
The state’s Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who in a Wednesday circular, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, approved the free days which begins on Tuesday, January 24, and ends on Friday, January 27, 2023, for different grade levels of workers in the public service.
Muri-Okunola said, “Consequent upon the extension of the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission, it is hereby notified for the general information that all public servants who are yet to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards from designated INEC Centers are encouraged to do so before Sunday, January 29, 2023, as it is a civic responsibility to vote.
“To this end, Mr Governor has graciously approved a work-free day to enable public servants to collect their PVCs from their respective local government/local council development areas as presented in the table below.”
She gave dates to include Tuesday, January 24, 2023, for grade levels 01, 03, 07 and 15; Wednesday, January 25, 2023, for grade levels 02, 04, 08 and 13; Thursday, January 26, 2023, for grade levels 05, 09, 12, and 17; and Friday, January 27, 2023, for grade levels 06, 10, 14 and 16.
She told accounting officers to excuse their officers in respective grade levels on the designated days.
“Consequently, accounting officers and all public servants are to ensure compliance whilst giving this circular the service-wide publicity it deserves,” he said.
