Ekiti State government has declared a half work-day to civil servants to celebrate the release of  detained executive members of Ekiti State, Chief Toyin Ojo and Mrs. Yemisi Owolabi.

This was confirmed by the spokesman to the state governor, Lere Olayinka has announced.

The media aide made the announcement in a short statement via his Facebook page on Thursday.

He described the release as a victory for the state against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the opposition.

Lere Olayinka said: “Today, God gave Ekiti State and its people another victory over the EFCC and its APC collaborators as the State Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo and Accountant General, Mrs. Yemisi Owolabi were released after spending 14 days in EFCC detention for doing nothing.

“In celebration of this victory over agents of tyranny, all public servants in Ekiti State are enjoined to converge on Fajuyi, Ado Ekiti by 10 am tomorrow, Thursday, October 12, 2017 to welcome the Commissioner for Finance and the Accountant General back to the State.”

According to Olayinka, the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has directed that public servants in Ekiti State should work for half day on Thursday so as to enable them to join the governor to give heroic welcome to the Commissioner for Finance and Accountant General.

“Governor Fayose will be at Fajuyi, Ado Ekiti at 10 am. All lovers of justice should join the governor to welcome our commissioner for Finance and Accountant General back to the State,” he wrote.