Fubara declares public holiday ahead of Oct 5 LG polls

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday declared Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, 2024 as public holidays ahead of the local government elections, scheduled for Saturday October 5.

The Governor also announced a total restriction on vehicular and human movements into, within, and out of the state, and the local government areas, from midnight of Friday, October 4 to 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 5.

“We are leaving no stone unturned to enable all registered voters to travel to their communities to participate and peacefully exercise their civic responsibility at their polling units,” the governor said in a statewide broadcast.

The police and other security agencies have been directed to arrest and prosecute anyone attempting to violate the movement restriction.