Governor Kayode Fayemi has declared Thursday (today) as a work-free day for public and private schools in Ekiti state ahead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election holding today .
This is contained in a statement by Mr O.R. Ajayi, the Director of Schools, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Ajayi, in the statement, directed all heads of Ekiti schools to ensure that all public and private (primary and secondary schools) observe the work-free day.
The party will be using both primary and secondary school playgrounds as venues for the exercises to select the party’s candidate.
The party had adopted direct primaries (Option A4) mode to select the candidate to fly its flag in the June 18 governorship election.
No fewer than eight aspirants are jostling for the APC governorship ticket, including Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye; House of Representatives member, Femi Bamisile.
Others are the immediate past Secretary to Ekiti Government, Biodun Oyebanji, who is being touted as the anointed candidate of the state governor; former House of Representatives member, Bamidele Faparusi; former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo; an Aviation expert, Demola Popoola and Olusola Afolabi.
Source: NAN