The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared Monday,the 8th of July as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year,Hijrah 1446.
This is contained in a press statement issued by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Rasheed Aderibigbe on Thursday.
The statement partly reads, “The public holiday graciously approved by His Excellency,Senator Ademola Adeleke is to allow Muslim faithful to celebrate and pray for peace, progress and development of the state and Nigeria as a whole.
“Governor Adeleke wishes all Muslim faithful a happy celebration of the new Islamic year,Hijrah 1446 AH” ended the statement by the Commissioner for Home Affairs,Hon.Rasheed Aderibigbe.
