DAVID JOHNSON
BENUE State Government has declared Fridays as work-free days for the state’s civil servants.
This, it was learnt, was to allow the workers harvest their farm produce and improve food security in Benue State.
The workers would begin to enjoy the free days from November 6 till January 29, 2021, the state government said.
Normal work schedule would resume on February 5, 2021, it added.
The development, it was gathered, was to allow civil servants the opportunity to harvest their farm produce.
Confirming the development, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in the state, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, said, “The declaration of Fridays as work-free days is to improve food security in the state.”