The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has declared Friday a public holiday for the celebration of the new Islamic year, IgbereTV reports
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo.
He said the governor congratulated Muslims in the state for witnessing another new year.
The statement read: “Governor Oyetola also called on the Muslim faithful and non-Muslims alike to use the occasion to pray to Almighty Allah for peace, unity and development of Osun and Nigeria as a whole