7:15:00 pm
holiday to
Thursday 7th, July 2016.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of
Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau and signed by the
Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bassey Akpanyung in Abuja.
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| Buhari |
According to him, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III,
has disclosed that the Ramadan fast will contoinue till Tuesday
due to the “non-sighting of the moon” heralding the month of
Shawwal in the Muslim calendar. Following this, the federal government
has now declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holiday.
He urged Nigerians to use this period of sober reflections to ensure harmony, unity
and peaceful co-existence abd at the same time give their full support to the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sustained effort to pursue
socio-economic and political growth of the nation.