Nigerians have shown displeasure at the exclusion of bankers from the public holiday to be observed on Friday.
In a statement on Wednesday night, the Minister of Interior, Bello Dambazau, through the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Georgina Ehuriah, announced that bankers and those offering essential services across the nation would not be part of the holiday.
“The Federal Government declares Friday, February 22, 2019, as work-free day. Those providing essential duties and bankers are excluded.
“The work-free day is to enable citizens return to their polling units for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections,” the statement read in part.
Nigerians on Twitter have questioned the government’s decision, saying that bankers too are human beings who have their PVCs and should be allowed to participate in a national holiday.
