August 14th 2026
Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared Friday August 14th 2026 as a work-free day to give public service workers in Osun the chance to prepare for and participate in Saturday’s governorship election.
The work-free declaration was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Ayanleye Aina, on Wednesday.
According to the notice, the work-free day was to provide ample opportunity for public workers who may need to travel, where required, to exercise their voting rights.
The statement said the work-free day would affect all categories of workers in the state except those on emergency and essential duties.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared Friday 14th of August as work-free, to allow public service workers to participate in the Saturday governorship election.
“In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Elder Ayanleye Aina, the decision is to enable workers to embark on travelling where required and to prepare to exercise their voting rights on Saturday,” the Osun government stated.
October 14th 2022
Osun State government has declared Friday October 14th 2022 as a public holiday as part of preparation for local government election across the state on Saturday, October 15.
The government in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday by the commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said the holiday was to allow those who would be travelling to their respective local government areas on the account of the election, do so.
The government also announced the restriction of movements across the state on Saturday, from 7:00am till 3:00pm, urging commuters to take note.
The statement added: “Ahead of the Local Government Elections in the state, the state government has declared Friday, October 15, a work-free day to allow citizens and residents of the state to travel to their respective local government areas to cast their ballot.
“The government is therefore urging citizens to go out and perform their civic duties on Saturday, as this presents yet another avenue to elect representatives and leaders who expectedly will work for our collective aspirations at the local government level.
