Nigerian Governor declares Monday public holiday, gives reason

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has declared Monday, August 28th, 2023 a work-free day.

This is in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the creation of Jigawa state.

In a statement signed by the state head of the civil service, Alhaji Hussaini Ali Kila, on Thursday, August 24, Governor Namadi congratulated the civil servants and the entire people of the state on the occasion, NTA News reported.

According to the statement, the governor further enjoined the people to pray for the State and the country at large while celebrating the day.

"Governor Namadi advised public servants and the entire people of the State to utilize the one-day break to thank the Almighty Allah for a conducive atmosphere, and peaceful co-existence and to also pray for sound execution of the present administration’s policies, programmes and projects," part of the statement reads.

Meanwhile, Jigawa state was created out of the old Kano state on Tuesday 27th, August 1991 by the then military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.