Plateau state Government has declared Tuesday the 25th of February a public holiday to enable people of the state vote in the local government election. The state Governor, Da Jonah Jang made the announcement on Friday in Jos at the campaign rally for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that took place in the northern senatorial zone.

He said “We will declare Tuesday a public holiday, and as usual, there will be no movement of vehicles; people should come out early to vote for their candidates. We don’t rig elections, we win elections, so we must work for victory by coming out to vote as we did in 2011.”

Plateau state Government has declared Tuesday the 25th of February a public holiday to enable people of the state vote in the local government election. The state Governor, Da Jonah Jang made the announcement on Friday in Jos at the campaign rally for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that took place in the northern senatorial zone.

He said “We will declare Tuesday a public holiday, and as usual, there will be no movement of vehicles; people should come out early to vote for their candidates. We don’t rig elections, we win elections, so we must work for victory by coming out to vote as we did in 2011.”

Jang called for a peaceful conduct during and after the election while promising that security arrangements has been put in place. He said “All security arrangements have been made, and I have the assurances of the security chiefs that they are fully ready for the polls.

The Governor added that the outcome of the local government polls will determine the base at which President Goodluck Jonathan will be re-elected as president in 2015. Jang said “I have already told him (president) that he is going to win effortlessly in Plateau. I have told him that he does not need to campaign here”.

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Plateau LG election: Tuesday 25th February declared public holiday