Friday, July 5, 2024 - Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has declared Monday, July 8, as a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic calendar, lst muharram 1446AH.
Alhaji Auwal Manu-Dogondaji, the state
Commissioner for Establishment, disclosed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi
on Friday, July 5.
He explained that the 1st of Muharram
(the Islamic New Year) is on a Sunday, July 7, so the government decided to
shift the public holiday to Monday.
Manu-Dogondaji congratulated the Muslim
Ummah on the advent of the new Islamic calendar, urging the Muslims to sustain
fervent prayers for peace, security, and prosperity of Kebbi and the entire
nation.
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