The Bayelsa State Authorities has declared Friday a work-free day and ordered the closure of markets forward of President Bola Tinubu’s go to to the state.
The state Commissioner for Info, Orientation and Technique, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, made the announcement on Thursday in Yenagoa, the state capital.
She mentioned, “As everyone knows, the state is prepared, and we’re prepared as a folks to obtain the daddy of the nation, our father and chief within the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who will likely be within the state on a one-day go to to inaugurate 4 legacy initiatives.
“In view of this, the state authorities has declared tomorrow, Friday, April 10, 2026, a work-free day to allow staff and different residents of the state to take part within the programmes lined up for the one-day official go to to Bayelsa State.”
In line with Koku-Obiyai, the President is predicted to inaugurate main initiatives throughout his go to, together with a state-owned gasoline turbine at Opolo-Elebele, a 60-kilometre twin carriageway from Onopa to the LNG axis, and a 630-metre bridge linking Angiama to Oporoma in Southern Ijaw Native Authorities Space.
She urged residents, together with merchants, to adjust to the directive and end up to welcome the President.
The federal government mentioned the measures are a part of efforts to make sure a easy and profitable go to.