The state of Ekiti will get a day off from work on Tuesday, January 24, according to Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
This would make it possible for eligible voters to pick up their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) from INEC-designated locations.
In a statement released by his Special Adviser for Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, Governor Oyebanji implores eligible voters to take advantage of the holiday and obtain their PVCs, which serve as their authorization to vote in the upcoming general election.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly candidates have also called their alleged suspension by the party an "unnecessary distraction."
Addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the senatorial candidates, Alhaji Lateef Ajijola (Ekiti Central) and Hon. Funso Ayeni (Ekiti North) as well as House of Representatives candidates, Otunba Yinka Akerele (Ekiti North 1), Hon. Babatunde Ajayi (Ekiti North 2), Lere Olayinka (Ekiti Central 2), Joju Fayose (Ekiti Central 1) and Mrs Emiola Adenike Jennifer (Ekiti South 2), called on members and supporters of the party in Ekiti to remain calm, assuring that “nothing will be left undone to ensure our deserved victory in the forthcoming elections.”