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The Osun Government on Wednesday declared Thursday, September 21, as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year — Hijra 1439 AH, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

The information is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Adelani Baderinwa, in Osogbo,
The commissioner quoted the state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as saying “Osun State adopted the Islamic New Year as official public holiday on Nov. 15, 2012.

“The Islamic year started counting in 622 AD after the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Madinah in Saudi Arabia.”
He stated that the governor wished Muslims in the state and across the world a happy New Year celebration and urged residents of the state to continue to live peacefully with one another.

The governor advised the people to use the new Islamic Year for spiritual development.
On its part, the Kano State Government has declared Friday, Sept. 22, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year.
This is contained in a statement signed by the state commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, and issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday.


The Islamic New Year, which is first month in the lunar Islamic calendar, coincides with activities marking the nation’s 57th anniversary celebration.
Mr. Garba quoted the acting governor, Prof Hafiz Abubakar, as congratulating the people of the state and Muslims the world over for witnessing the new year.
He said Mr. Abubakar had appealed to Kano citizens to utilise the public holiday to offer prayers for peace and prosperity of the country.
He said the the acting governor reassured the people of the state government’s determination to work hard towards improving their living standards.
He also called on Nigerians to join hands with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination to build a peaceful and harmonious country.
Thursday, Sept. 21, is the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar and it marks the beginning of the new Islamic year 1439 after Hijra.

krak101:
Their state. Their business

TheKingIsHere:
The states are meant to be secular not Islamic

krak101:
Do the states declare holidays in January (new year )?

TheKingIsHere:
When CAN complained that there are plans to islamized Nigeria we all laughed, see it happening now

TheKingIsHere:
Is new year a religious holiday?

krak101:
Yes. Different religions have their different calendars. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

olapluto:
In Oyo state there is public holiday too.

mazimee:
And some people still doubt the possibility of islamizing Nigeria even when they are non chalant about the issue?

efighter:
But Easter holiday, Xmas holiday and New Year holiday are not means of Christianizing Nigeria. I think you need your brain examined.

Ngokafor:
Interesting...Kano and osun gone..more to follow..This is how it starts,one after another untill the much acclaimed and denied islamisation takes place..

SE and SS should be alert before its too late..SW is half gone with the caliphate already afterall the Christians there say they are one with their muslim counter-parts in all they say or do

Alcatraz005:
Yorubaland is gone. I would rather be a 4th class citizen in Europe than live in an Islamic society. I love my tribe but we lost it with the 2019 elections. We were deceived in the millions.

hucienda:
Osun too? Didn't know the state is [now?] majority muslim.

Ngokafor:
Interesting...Kano and osun gone..more to follow..This is how it starts,one after another untill the much acclaimed and denied islamisation takes place..

SE and SS should be alert before its too late..SW is half gone with the caliphate already afterall the Christians there say they are one with their muslim counter-parts in all they say or do