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Islamic year: Tambuwal declares Monday public holiday

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared Monday, August 1, 2022, as a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new year of the Islamic calendar, 1444 AH.

This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, on Friday.

Tambuwal said: “After due consultation with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar (CFR, Mni), on the citing of the new moon which heralds the new Islamic month/year (1444 AH) today, I hereby declare Monday, August 1, 2022, as a work-free day.

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

“We should bear in mind the divine lessons of the month as one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. We should, therefore, eschew bitterness, rancor, restiveness, and wanton violence,” the governor stated.

Umar Adam

The Star

Segun Ojo

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