Ogun declares Tuesday June 12 work-free day

Ogun declares Tuesday June 12 work-free day
Published June 9, 2018
Samuel Awoyinfa , Abeokuta

The Ogun State government has declared Tuesday , 12 th June 2018 work free to enable residents and other stakeholders to mark the Democracy Day .
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the state government.
According to the statement , the day would also be used to celebrate the recent conferment of a posthumous national honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic on the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12 , 1993 Presidential election , Chief Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola.
The Federal Government had on Wednesday , 6 th June 2018 conferred this highest national honour on the illustrious son of the state and declared every 12 th of June as the country ’s Democracy Day .
It will be recalled that in the last seven years , the Amosun -led administration had consistently declared June 12 work free and commemorated it with various activities .
The statement partly read , “This year will be no exception as befitting events including a Democracy Walk to be led by the State Governor , Senator Ibikunle Amosun have been lined up for the celebration .
“The walk scheduled to take off from the June 12 Cultural Centre , Kuto , Abeokuta at 7am will take participants through major roads in the state capital to the Abiola’ s family house at Oke -Ido , Gbagura where prayers will be offered for the martyr.
“All government functionaries, activists , civil society organisations , democracy volunteers , civil servants , labour/ trade unions, students , market women / men and other stakeholders are invited to participate .”