Following the All progressive Congress (APC) governorship primary election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State has declared Thursday a work-free day for public and private schools in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Schools, Mr O.R Ajayi, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Ajayi directed that all schools must ensure compliance with the directive, noting that both private and public schools are to observe the work-free day.
Recalls that the governorship primary of the APC in Ekiti will hold on Thursday.
Newsmen reports that the party had adopted direct primaries (Option A4) mode to select the candidate to fly its flag in the June 18 governorship election.
The party will be using both primary and secondary school playgrounds as venues for the exercises to select the party’s candidate.
No fewer than eight aspirants are jostling for the APC governorship ticket, including the National Assembly member, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele; former