Friday 7th is Public Holiday in Lagos State

       
 Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has declared Friday a public holiday in the state to enable public servants to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards.
According to the governor, the work-free day was expedient because of the importance of the coming elections in the life of the people.
He pointed out that the most important process in the coming general elections was the registration and possession of a voters’ card.
He said the desired prosperity and the brighter rewarding future being sought after by the people, both for themselves and for their children, would be determined by their willingness or otherwise to sacrifice time to key into the election process by collecting their Permanent Voters’ Cards for the elections.
He noted that in order for democracy to be truly representative, it must be participatory.
“The election is a process, starting from voters’ registration, to balloting, to announcement of results and to election petitions and swearing in of elected persons. The first duty is to register as a voter, to be eligible to vote at the General Elections next year. This means that the process for elections has started,” Fashola said.