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Eid-el-Fitr: Lagos cancels Wednesday as public holiday

The Lagos State Government has cancelled Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from the public holidays earlier declared to mark the Workers Day and Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.

The state government said it only approved May 2, and 3 as public holidays.

The Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, made this known via a release he personally signed on Friday.

Muri-Okunola had earlier, in a circular to workers, approved May 2-4 as public holidays.
However, upon the declaration of May 2 and 3 as public holidays by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, the Lagos HoS made a u-turn and approved the same, urging workers in the state to disregard the first circular dated April 27, 2022.

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Muri-Okunola, in a circular titled,‘Re: Year 2022 Workers’ Day Celebration/Id-El-Fitr Public Holidays’, urged Lagos State workers to disregard the first circular which approved three days as public holidays.

“Public servants in the state are therefore to disregard the resumption date stated in CIRCULAR NO 018 of 27th of April, 2022 and note that work resumes on Wednesday, 4th of May, 2022 at 08:00am prompt,” he stated.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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