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.
The project is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, July 28, for a period of two weeks.
Mr Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested at different locations.
“It is less costly than prolonged litigation and gives parties the opportunity to choose mechanisms best suited to resolving their disputes,” the attorney-general said.
Olatunji Ifabiyi, the spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, says lawmakers will not hold a plenary until the speaker, Olamide Oladiji, resigns.
The police command in Rivers has confirmed the killing of the former chief security officer of Khana council area, Letam Kine.
On Monday, the police charged three men before a magistrate’s court in Ota, Ogun state, for defrauding a man of N4.3 million.
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa has reaffirmed his commitment to grassroots sports development.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI foiled an attempted terrorist infiltration on a military base and evacuated 21 female students to safety following a planned attack in Borno.
