The Imo state Governor,
Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has directed that the civil servants in the
state to vacate for the Christmas holiday on Friday, December 22, 2017.
They will resume on Monday, January 8, 2018.
According
to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr.
Sam Onwuemeodo, workers on essential duties were exempted from this
development.
The release also said that government gives
workers in the state workforce reasonable time every Christmas to enable
them celebrate with their loved ones.
He said, Government
has paid salary to workers in the state up to December to enable them
also enjoy the Christmas. This is to wish them a blissful yuletide.
From Punch