The government of Jigawa state has declared Wednesday, August 27, as a work-free day.
The state government in a statement issued on Tuesday, August 26, said the work-free day has been dedicated to the commemoration of the 34th anniversary of the creation of Jigawa state.
Signed by Muhammad Dagaceri, the head of service for Jigawa state, the statement said the government felicitates with the people of Jigawa over the state’s anniversary.
Dagaceri stated that the state government would like the people of Jigawa to use the occasion of the anniversary to pray for the development of the state and Nigeria as a whole.
He said, “It is hoped that all public servants and the entire people of the state will utilise the one-day break in thanking the Almighty Allah for His blessings and for the peaceful coexistence being enjoyed.”
Jigawa was created during the regime of the former Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida on August 27, 1991.
The state was carved out from the old Kano State.