Bauchi State Govt Declared Monday, Public Holiday the State to allow People go Register for PCV

Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, 27th of June 2022 public holiday in the state.

The government made this known in statement signed by Mukhtar Gidado,
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Bala Muhammad, on 23rd June , 2022.

Gidado in the statement reveal that the government declared the holiday in other to allow people go Register for Permanent Voters Card, PVC.

The statement read:

His Excellency, Sen. Bala A. Mohammed CON, Fnipr (Kauran Bauchi), the Executive Governor of Bauchi State has declared Monday, 27th June, 2022, as a state-wide Public Holiday.

This 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 on -going INEC Continuous Voters Registration Exercise and obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVCs).

Governor Bala Mohammed equally expressed serious concern on the low turn-out of eligible Voters and therefore directed all Hon. 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.