{"id":3436,"date":"2025-04-15T14:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:37:36","slug":"benue-govt-declares-thursday-to-monday-work-free-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/benue-govt-declares-thursday-to-monday-work-free-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue govt declares Thursday to Monday work free days\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">By George Mgbeleke<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia of Benue state has declared Thursday, Friday and Monday as public holidays for civil servants in the state to enable\u00a0 Christians\u00a0 participate and observe the Easter celebration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement signed by Secretary to the state government,Serumun Deborah Aber and made available to the Media,&#8221;In recognition of the significance of the Easter Triduum to the Christian community in Benue State, the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has declared Thursday, Friday, and Monday as work-free days for all civil servants.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;This decision is to enable our hardworking civil servants to participate fully in the sacred celebrations and observances of the Easter Triduum, which holds deep spiritual significance for Christians around the world.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the statement,&#8221;During these days, all government offices and ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) will be closed. We encourage all citizens to use this opportunity to reflect, recharge, and spend quality time with their loved ones.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Governor extends his warmest wishes to all Christians in Benue State and beyond, praying that the Easter celebrations bring joy, peace, and spiritual renewal to all.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;May we emerge from this period of reflection and celebration rejuvenated and strengthened in our faith and service to humanity and a determination for a greater Benue.&#8221;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Mgbeleke Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia of Benue state has declared Thursday, Friday and Monday as public holidays for civil servants in the state to enable\u00a0 Christians\u00a0 participate and observe the Easter celebration. In a statement signed by Secretary to the state government,Serumun Deborah Aber and made available to the Media,&#8221;In recognition of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2236,1254,1230,2235],"class_list":["post-3436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-celebrations","tag-determination","tag-humanity","tag-triduum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3437,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions\/3437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}