Re-run Elections: Wike Declares Thursday, Friday Public Holidays
Thu Mar 17, 2016 08:51:am National
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Ahead of Saturday's rescheduled National and State Assembly elections slated for Saturday, in the state, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared Thursday and Friday as work-free days to enable workers fully participate in the polls.
Governor Wike said the public holidays will enable workers in the private and public sectors fully participate in the rerun polls.
The governor also noted that he believes that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will conduct free, fair and credible rerun elections from the assurances he received from INEC.
While declaring the holiday in a state wide broadcast on Wednesday, Governor Wike said: "I hereby declare Thursday March 17th and Friday March 18th, 2016 as work free days in Rivers State to enable workers from the public and private sectors fully participate in the rerun elections and exercise their franchise."
He stated that security agencies have definite instructions to enforce the restrictions on human and vehicular movements on election day.
He however directed the security agencies to : "arrest any person or group of persons, including government vehicles, that violate this order and or attempt to act in any way to undermine the peaceful conduct of the re-run elections in the State. "
Governor Wike said the public holidays will enable workers in the private and public sectors fully participate in the rerun polls.
The governor also noted that he believes that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will conduct free, fair and credible rerun elections from the assurances he received from INEC.
While declaring the holiday in a state wide broadcast on Wednesday, Governor Wike said: "I hereby declare Thursday March 17th and Friday March 18th, 2016 as work free days in Rivers State to enable workers from the public and private sectors fully participate in the rerun elections and exercise their franchise."
He stated that security agencies have definite instructions to enforce the restrictions on human and vehicular movements on election day.
He however directed the security agencies to : "arrest any person or group of persons, including government vehicles, that violate this order and or attempt to act in any way to undermine the peaceful conduct of the re-run elections in the State. "
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