Bauchi gov’t declares June 27 public holiday for PVC registration
The Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, June 27, 2022, as a public holiday to enable eligible voters who are yet to register for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to participate in the ongoing registration exercise.
A statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado, stated that the state-wide public holiday is to: “enable citizens of the state who attained the age of 18 years after the 2019 general elections or lost their permanent voters card or even changed their location to take advantage of the ongoing INEC continuous voters registration exercise and obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).”
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Governor Bala Mohammed also expressed worries over the low participation of eligible voters in the exercise.
He further directed all political appointees and other public office holders to mobilise registrants in their respective electoral wards for the exercise.
The statement added; “Governor Bala Mohammed equally expressed serious concern on the low turn-out of eligible voters and therefore directed all honourable, commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants, board chairmen, directors-general, executive secretaries, permanent secretaries, and other public office holders, to proceed to their respective electoral wards to mobilize eligible registrants to come out en-mass and register.”
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