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Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by emma321(m): 7:01am On Dec 22, 2017
Borno State Government has shelved its plan to declare Friday (today) as a public holiday to mark the capture of Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram insurgents.

The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mohammed Bulama, in a statement issued on Thursday in Maiduguri explained that the holiday was cancelled “on the grounds that since 22ndDecember of this year falls on a Friday which coincidentally dovetails into a four-day work-free period occasioned by the Christmas festivities, a declaration of the day as a public holiday will invariably deny Nigerian workers resident in Borno State, especially those who will observe and celebrate Christmas, the opportunity to withdraw their December salaries from the banks”.

He noted, however, that the holiday would be observed from 2018.

The commissioner recalled that Governor Kashim Shettima had in March, 2017 declared December 22 every year as a public holiday, saying, “The purpose of this declaration is not only to give us a special opportunity to remember the victims of the Boko Haram terrorism as well as the members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, members of other security agencies and volunteers who lost their lives in the fight against the insurgents, but also to celebrate the strength and the victory of our gallant Armed Forces.”

Bulama added, “The decision to reconsider the declaration of the public holiday this year is singularly dictated by the desire of the Borno State Government not to impose avoidable and unnecessary hardship on workers and considering the importance of workers’ salaries to the economy of the state, the general citizenry by extension.

“While the government sincerely regrets whatever inconvenience this decision might have caused members of the general public, it wishes to assure Bornolites that this public holiday will be strictly observed from next year, 2018 Insha Allah.”



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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by emma321(m): 7:01am On Dec 22, 2017
cc lalasticlala
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by tribalistseun: 7:05am On Dec 22, 2017
Northerners celebrating their Boko Haram brothers, shameful

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by donneco(m): 7:06am On Dec 22, 2017
Sambisa has fallen, everyday we hear that boko boys have been crushed, yet somebody is budgeting $1bn to fight insurgency.
Izalrit

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by aolawale025: 7:07am On Dec 22, 2017
Has sambisa forest really fallen?

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Mynd44: 7:09am On Dec 22, 2017
Smart thinking. No need for one more day and also helps people prepare for the holidays on. Monday and Tuesday

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Mynd44: 7:09am On Dec 22, 2017
tribalistseun:
Northerners celebrating their Boko Haram brothers, shameful
Next time, read.
If you dont understand , read again

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by tribalistseun: 7:14am On Dec 22, 2017
Mynd44:

Next time, read.
If you dont understand , read again
abegi

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by StRichard(m): 7:16am On Dec 22, 2017
That's really smart thinking, kudos
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by lifezone247(m): 7:18am On Dec 22, 2017
tribalistseun:
Northerners celebrating their Boko Haram brothers, shameful
go back to the post and read again, this time slowly. That’s if you have read it before.

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Homeboiy: 7:37am On Dec 22, 2017
why then budgeting $1b to fight boys from sambisa

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Paperwhite(m): 7:41am On Dec 22, 2017
The truth is that they suddenly realized that capturing of Sambisa forest does not automatically translates to end of BH which the government have constantly deceived them have been "technically defeated*
Shekau still reigns supremely there.

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by whatmoreng: 8:24am On Dec 22, 2017
Sambisa has fallen then what's the 1billon dollars ?

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by dukie25: 8:34am On Dec 22, 2017
The thunder that would strike those intending to vote lying APC is doing press-up in hell.

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by BUHARImyDOG: 1:34pm On Dec 22, 2017
what of the $1bn request ?northerners should enjoy the boko haram they supported and cheered, when they where busy destroying churches now no more church to destroy. I pray that any northern that supported or still supporting boko haram will die by stray bullet or bomb explosion from boko haram.

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Aieboocaar(m): 1:34pm On Dec 22, 2017
May day! May day!!!
Alpha station to base!

All reasonable humans Abort mission!!
i repeat ABORT MISSION!!!!!!

Remember the case of the NNPC and unimaid staff that went for oil exploration after they said boko haram has been technically defeated!!!

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by penetraits: 1:35pm On Dec 22, 2017
lol
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by stanliwise(m): 1:35pm On Dec 22, 2017
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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by evansmacanthony(m): 1:35pm On Dec 22, 2017
can you bring that gorvernor to me? i need to slap sense into him biko......mtcheww foolish people like they are in the dark of what's popping in the country.
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Michealsinzo: 1:35pm On Dec 22, 2017
WHO WILL SAVE NIGERIA
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by ilotriouzAY(m): 1:35pm On Dec 22, 2017
meanwhile; from january to december, you have been complaining about village people. now in december,you pay transport fare to go and meet them__you are doing yourself

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by smulti(m): 1:37pm On Dec 22, 2017
what's $1 billion for if sambisa has been captured
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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by eleojo23: 1:39pm On Dec 22, 2017
Which Sambisa?
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by bedspread: 1:42pm On Dec 22, 2017
Copy copy people...
Syria is marking a year of the capture of Their place...
You better clear the BOKO bombers b4 u celebrate
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Nairalanddist: 1:43pm On Dec 22, 2017
Mynd44:

Next time, read.
If you dont understand , read again


It's better you people make rules against trolls and ban them accordingly. Many people just like to drop comment before thinking

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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by itchie: 1:44pm On Dec 22, 2017
But Sambisa has not fallen nah, maybe it has technically fallen
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by jonnytad(m): 1:44pm On Dec 22, 2017
Another Lie Mohammed. ..... You guys are just justifying Fayose and FFK.
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by BornAgainMay: 1:46pm On Dec 22, 2017
angry
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by ogogoroNo1: 1:46pm On Dec 22, 2017
Who is deceiving who?
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by Nobody: 1:47pm On Dec 22, 2017
Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by free2ryhme: 1:47pm On Dec 22, 2017
emma321:
Borno State Government has shelved its plan to declare Friday (today) as a public holiday to mark the capture of Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram insurgents.

The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mohammed Bulama, in a statement issued on Thursday in Maiduguri explained that the holiday was cancelled “on the grounds that since 22ndDecember of this year falls on a Friday which coincidentally dovetails into a four-day work-free period occasioned by the Christmas festivities, a declaration of the day as a public holiday will invariably deny Nigerian workers resident in Borno State, especially those who will observe and celebrate Christmas, the opportunity to withdraw their December salaries from the banks”.

He noted, however, that the holiday would be observed from 2018.

The commissioner recalled that Governor Kashim Shettima had in March, 2017 declared December 22 every year as a public holiday, saying, “The purpose of this declaration is not only to give us a special opportunity to remember the victims of the Boko Haram terrorism as well as the members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, members of other security agencies and volunteers who lost their lives in the fight against the insurgents, but also to celebrate the strength and the victory of our gallant Armed Forces.”

Bulama added, “The decision to reconsider the declaration of the public holiday this year is singularly dictated by the desire of the Borno State Government not to impose avoidable and unnecessary hardship on workers and considering the importance of workers’ salaries to the economy of the state, the general citizenry by extension.

“While the government sincerely regrets whatever inconvenience this decision might have caused members of the general public, it wishes to assure Bornolites that this public holiday will be strictly observed from next year, 2018 Insha Allah.”



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Re: Borno Cancels Holiday To Mark Sambisa’s Fall by NoBetterNigeria: 1:47pm On Dec 22, 2017
Technically defeated Sambisa.... kudos to our Army, dead and living...

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