Kano Declares Monday Work Free To Mark New Islamic Year

Kano state government has declared Monday, August 1, 2022, as a work-free day to mark the beginning of 1445 Islamic (Hijrah) New Year.

The state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in a statement signed on Thursday, by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, therefore, congratulated all Muslims in the state on the spiritual significance of the occasion that also calls for self-assessment.

He urged them to use the holiday to seek Allah’s forgiveness, and pray for his intervention to salvage the nation from the lingering security challenges and improvement in the general wellbeing and progress of the state and the country in general.

Gov. Ganduje assured residents of his administration’s readiness to assiduously continue to deliver on its promise to improve their living standards through the execution of people-oriented programmes and projects.

He, therefore, called on those that are yet to obtain their voter’s card to do so

Gov. Ganduje said that there is a need for them to obtain the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) because it is the key that will enable them exercise their franchise in the forthcoming general elections.

Naija News reports the first lunar month of the New Islamic Year, Muharram, commences on Saturday, July 30, 2022.