Government Declares Monday, August 1 Public Holiday

Government has declared Monday, August 1 Public Holiday.

Newsone reports that the government of Sokoto State, northern Nigeria, has declared Monday, August 1, 2022, as a work-free day to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year.

This online news platform understands the declaration of Monday, August 1 Public Holiday was made in a statement the governor of the state, Aminu Tambuwal personally signed in Sokoto.

“After due consultation with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on the citing of the new moon which heralds the new Islamic month and year today, I hereby declare Monday, August 1, 2022, as a work-free day,” Tambuwal said.

“Consequently, I enjoin our brethren to use the occasion as a moment of solemn reflection, charity, and prayer for peace, prosperity, and good governance.”

Newsone Nigeria reports that Governor Aminu Tambuwal urged residents to remember the divine lessons of the month as one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. He urged the people to eschew bitterness, rancour, restiveness, and wanton violence.