No public holiday on Friday, says Lagos govt

The Lagos state government on Wednesday clarified reports making the rounds that it had declared Friday, March 8, as public holiday for civil servants, saying the information was untrue.

A report currently circulating on social media platforms had suggested that the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, had declared Friday as public holiday to enable Lagosians prepare for the March 9 governorship and state House of Assembly elections.

But in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, the government said that civil servants are expected to be at their various duty posts on Friday, and disregard any information to the contrary.Bamigbetan reiterated that just as earlier announced by the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs.

Idiat Adebule, all public and private schools in the state are expected to proceed on the second mid-term break on March 7, and March 8 while academic activities are expected to resume on March 11in accordance with the revised school calendar for the 2018/2019 academic year.