{"id":340588,"date":"2024-10-02T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=340588"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:11:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:11:02","slug":"lg-poll-fubara-declares-thursday-friday-public-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/lg-poll-fubara-declares-thursday-friday-public-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"LG poll: Fubara declares Thursday, Friday public holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Fubara directed RSIEC to make definitive plans to conduct the local government elections across the state<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Assures that electoral body had completed all necessary preparations for the elections<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, 2024, as public holidays to enable residents to travel to their various communities and participate in the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also announced a strict restriction on vehicular movement, starting from midnight on Friday, October 4, to 5 p.m. on Election Day, to ensure the smooth conduct of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Fubara made the announcement in a statewide broadcast at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, and shared with newsmen.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read, \u201cMy dear people of Rivers State, following the expiration of the three-year tenure of the Chairmen and Councilors of the 23 Local Government Councils on June 17, 2023, I lawfully instituted Caretaker Committees to temporarily administer the councils pending the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission\u2019s conduct of Local Government elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted a Supreme Court 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