Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has approved Friday [today] work-free day for all categories of workers in the state in celebration and remembrance of the Islamic New Calendar Year 1442.
This was revealed in a statement signed by Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, the Press Secretary to the governor and was made available to journalists.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad, had announced Friday as the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar 1442 after Hijrah (AH).
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According to the governor’s spokesman, “All federal and state Ministries, Departments, Agencies and financial institutions, in the state including Banks, are to observe the holiday.
“The governor enjoined Muslim faithful in the state to use the new Islamic year to pray fervently to Almighty Allah for the sustenance of peace, tranquility and economic prosperity of the state and the nation at large,” he said.
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