Lagos grants workers work-free days for PVC collection
Civil servants in Lagos State have been given work-free days to enable them collect their Permanent Voters Cards in their local government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) ahead of the general elections.
This was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Wednesday.
The work-free days which is divided according to grade levels will see workers get their PVCs between January 24 – 27.
“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.
“The dates 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.
“Consequently, accounting officers and all public servants are to ensure compliance whilst giving this circular the service-wide publicity it deserves,” the circular said.
