Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has declared today, Wednesday, Oct, 4, as public holiday to commorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
The Federal Government had declared last Wednesday a national public holiday to mark the same event.
However, Governor Yusuf declared another public holiday for the event, according to a statement by the Kano state’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Baba Dantiye on Wednesday.
Dantiye said that the governor urged the people to use the occasion to reflect on the teachings of the noble Prophet and imbibe them in their daily affairs.
He also urged the people to pray pervently for peace and prosperity to reign in the state in particular and Nigeria at large.
“We pray to Allah to see us through this tough period and bless us with bumper havest in this rainy season and the coming dry farming season, ” he said.( NAN
Gov. Abba Yusuf declares today, Wednesday, Oct, 4, as public holiday in Kano to commorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
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