Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared Friday (July 29) work-free for all workers in the state to enable them register to vote in the next general election.
The holiday comes as the INEC closes the continuous voter registration exercise on July 31.
“His Excellency urges the people of Kwara State, especially the civil servants and other public and private sector workers, to take full advantage of the holiday to perform their civic duty of registering to vote,” according to a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye.