Oyo State Government has announced Friday, May 21, 2021, as a public holiday.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Taiwo Adisa,, said that the governor approved the holiday to enable the state to conduct a hitch-free local government election holding on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

It urged every resident of the state to go about their duties peacefully, and go out en masse to their respective voting areas to participate in the election.

The declaration of the holiday, according to the government is to enable residents of the state to participate freely in the council elections billed to hold on Saturday, May 22, 2021.