Jigawa State Government has declared Tuesday, the 27th of August as public holiday in commemoration of the 28th Anniversary of the Creation of the State.
Governor Badaru Abubakar stated this in a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Office of the Head of the Civil Service, Ismaila Ibrahim Dutse and issued to DAILY POST.
The Governor felicitated with the entire people of Jigawa State and enjoined the people to pray for the State and the country at large while celebrating the
day.
He also urged all pubic servants and the entire people of the State to utilize the one-day break in thanking the Almighty Allah for conducive atmosphere, peaceful co-existence and various developmental projects so far recorded in the State.
Badaru, however, sympathised with the families of those who died and others whose property were destroyed in flood in the State and the country at large.
He warned people of the state to heed the early warnings by relevant government agencies to avert further consequences of such natural occurrences.
