Enugu State Government on Sunday declared Wednesday, Feb. 23, as public holiday to facilitate residents\u2019 \u201cfully and active\u2019\u2019 participation in the state\u2019s local government elections.<\/p>\n
Elections will hold to fill 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship positions on that day.<\/p>\n
The holiday was announced by the Special Adviser to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Information, Mr Steve Oruruo.<\/p>\n
He stated during election period between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., markets and offices shall be closed and movement of persons and vehicles restricted, except for those on essential duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll residents legally qualified to vote are, therefore, encouraged to go to the polls and cast their ballots.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state government, in its unflinching commitment to safeguarding and strengthening democracy, has made requisite arrangements to guarantee a hitch-free process,\u2019\u2019 Oruruo stated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Enugu State Government on Sunday declared Wednesday, Feb. 23, as public holiday to facilitate residents\u2019 \u201cfully and active\u2019\u2019 participation in the state\u2019s local government elections. Elections will hold to fill 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship positions on that day. The holiday was announced by the Special Adviser to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Information, Mr Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":151377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30582,6028,2100,6975],"class_list":["post-151369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-council-polls","tag-declares","tag-enugu","tag-public-holiday"],"yoast_head":"\n