Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared Thursday and Friday public holidays ahead of Saturday’s local elections.
In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Mr Fubara said the gesture would enable state residents to travel to their various communities to fully participate in the election.
Mr Fubara also announced that vehicular movement would be restricted from Friday midnight until 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The governor’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, sent the text of…
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