LG Poll: Taraba Declares Three-Day Public Holiday

LG Poll: Taraba Declares Three-Day Public Holiday

Taraba government has declared Monday, June 29, Tuesday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 1, as public holidays to enable residents to participate within the government council poll.

This was contained during a statement by Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Darius Ishaku, on Monday in Jalingo.

“The public holiday is to enable civil servants to visit their respective wards and vote during the government election slated for Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

“The governor also urged people of the state to be orderly, law-abiding and conduct themselves peacefully while discharging their civic responsibilities,” he said.

Meanwhile, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Eyes on Democracy of Nigeria (EDON) has activated a situation room to watch the election to make sure that it had been free, fair and credible.

Alhaji Muktar Madaki, the State EDON Chairman, during a statement on Monday, said that a comprehensive report on the electoral process would be made after the election.

“We are observing the preparations by Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) and that we are thus far satisfied with the preparations.

“It now behoves on the people to return call at large numbers to exercise their franchise as responsible citizens.

“We also are calling on security agencies to be civil during the conduct of the election and operate within the ambit of their engagement with regard to electoral matters.

“We also call of TSIEC to make sure that the election is credible, peaceful, free and fair,” he said.