The chairman said the decision was necessary to accommodate all registered political parties.
The initiative is expected to boost public awareness and encourage broad participation.
The defectors were formally received on Monday at a ceremony attended by PDP leaders at the local and state levels in Ogbia.
Mr Adeleke said the work-free day was approved to enable public servants to prepare ahead of the August 15 governorship election and future polls in the state.
Olatunji Ifabiyi, the spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, says lawmakers will not hold a plenary until the speaker, Olamide Oladiji, resigns.
“We don’t respond to gossips,” a presidential spokesman, Daniel Bwala, told The Gazette.
Mr Auta made the promise in Kachia on Saturday, while presenting his manifesto to the constituents.
“President Bola Tinubu is tired. He should be allowed to retire in peace and go home and rest,” Mr Obi said.
“The hoodlums reportedly fired sporadically into the air and carted away three packs of PVCs,” a police statement said.
Mr Benson said opposition parties should work to provide a credible alternative capable of delivering good governance in Lagos State.
