Taraba State Government has declared a three-day public holiday ahead of its Local Government election expected to hold on June 30, 2020.

This was contained in a statement by Mr Hassan Mijinyawa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, on Monday. He listed the public holidays as Monday, June 29, Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1.

He said this was to enable residents of the state to participate in the election.

“The public holiday is to enable civil servants to travel to their respective wards and vote during the local 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.”

The Nation