Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola has declared June 12 a holiday in the commercial nerve center of Nigeria.
The information was contained in a circular issued Wednesday by the Head of Service, Mrs. Oluseyi Williams.
The circular reads in part, “In commemoration of June 12, 1993 as significant in the actualization of Democracy in Nigeria, it is hereby notified for general information that His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, the Governor of Lagos State, has approved Thursday, 12th June, 2014 as a work free day.”
The holiday is applicable to civil servants in the State.