Katsina joins Jigawa, declares Friday Sallah Public Holiday

The Katsina State Government has declared today, Friday, as an additional Public Holiday to mark the Eid-ul-Fitr Sallah celebration in the State.

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abdulkarim Yahaya Sirika made this known in a statement on Thursday.

The statement equally conveyed Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s goodwill message to the state’s Muslim Ummah, as well as the civil servants.

Governor Bello wished them all a hitch-free Sallah celebration.

He equally admonished them to continually pray for the state.

Recall that Jigawa State had earlier declared the same day, Friday, 14 May, 2021 as a public holiday to celebrate the Sallah festival.