Voter Registration: Sokoto Govt Declares Friday Work-Free Day
From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government has declared today as work-free day to enable civil servants of voting age to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
A government statement issued by Abubakar Bawa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Sokoto, said the move is to give all citizens the opportunity to participate in the national assignment and exercise their civic rights.
The statement said Gov. Ahmed Aliyu appealed to all residents of the state who have reached voting age to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Card, so as to vote during the forthcoming 2027 general election.
He reminded all residents that the two-week extension of the voter registration exercise granted by the Independent National Electoral Commission ends on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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