He said that while the payment of the leave grant to workers was suspended, overhead costs were slashed by 50 per cent.
Governor Dapo Abiodun approved the work-free day to enable civil and public servants to participate fully in the local government elections.
Mr Gadong promised to do their best to meet the expectations of the governor.
Mr Garba-Bena tasked the civil servants to reciprocate the gesture through hard work, dedication and patriotism.
The governor described the sudden hike in petrol price as ‘unfair’, adding that it was too “early in the day for people to begin to second-guess our new president.”
