Kano state government has declared Tuesday, October 4th as Public Holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic calendar 1438 A.H. The Islamic New Year is on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the lunar Islamic calendar.
The state government had on Friday, 30th September, 2016 organized a prayer session at the Government House Mosque in Kano, to usher in the new Islamic year, which coincided with activities marking the nation’s 56th anniversary celebration. In the same vein, the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, accompanied by top government officials, visited some hospitals in the state capital to show sympathy with the sick and to prayer for their speedy recuperation, in line with Islamic etiquette.
Governor Ganduje urges Muslims to use the period of the holiday, especially the blessed days of the 9th and 10th of the month of Muharram to ease the socio – economic challenges facing the country and to strengthen our leaders to steer it to greater heights. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Nigeria has really turned to banana Republic. Have you now taken over the job Sultan?. Something is really terribly wrong somewhere.
ReplyDeleteSultan does not declare holiday, his role is to tell Nigeria Muslims when d islamic new year starts. D power to declare holiday is in d hand of government.
ReplyDeleteI quite agree with you but he was the one that declared that of the last Aid El-kabir.
DeleteSultan is not in position of declaring public holiday, his role is to tell d Nigeria Muslims d dates for Islamic events. D power to declare holidays is in d hand of government.
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