Bauchi declares Monday work-free for LG elections

The Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, August 17, 2026, a work-free time to alteration civilian servants, nationalist assemblage workers and employees successful the banking assemblage to enactment successful the section authorities elections scheduled for the aforesaid day.

The declaration was announced successful a connection issued on Friday by the Governor’s Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado.

According to the statement, Governor Bala Mohammed approved the nationalist vacation pursuing the determination of the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) to behaviour elections into the 20 section authorities councils crossed the authorities on Monday.

The authorities said the work-free time is intended to springiness eligible voters the accidental to workout their law close to ballot without being hindered by authoritative duties.

The directive applies to workers astatine the local, authorities and national levels serving successful Bauchi State, arsenic good arsenic employees of banks and different nationalist institutions operating successful the state.

However, workers providing indispensable services person bee...