Workers and residents of Ondo State has criticised Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the late declaration of a work-free day ahead of Saturday’s local government election in the state.
The governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced at around 7 pm on Thursday that there would be no official activities in the state on Friday to allow workers to travel to their respective hometowns to participate in the council poll.
Expressing their displeasure at what they described as a lack of coordination within the government, a civil servant in the state voiced her dismay at how the government disrupted her plans for Friday.
According to her, she and her colleagues had waited in the office until 4 pm on Thursday, expecting a circular to be issued regarding a public holiday 24 hours before Saturday’s election. However, no such notification had been sent by the time they left the office.
“Aiyedatiwa needs to get his act together. He can’t run a whole state like a private establishment. It’s not acceptable. He said we should travel for the election, but he expects me, because of his last-minute announcement on Thursday night, to wake up on Friday morning and head to Idoani?” she said.
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