Hijrah: Osun Joins Oyo, Kwara, Others In Declaring Monday Public Holiday

Some Governors in Nigeria have officially declared Monday, July 8, a public holiday to celebrate the commencement of the new Islamic year, 1st Muharram 1446AH.

The the new Islamic year, 1st Muharram 1446AH is the Muslim’s first lunar month in the Islamic calendar and more Northern states may follow suit with the announcement.

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, today joined other state governors of Kebbi, Oyo, Kwara and Jigawa to declare Monday, July 8, 2024, as a public holiday to commemorate the new Islamic year.

Adeleke, in a statement released through the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Rasheed Aderibigbe, and published on the Ministry of Information bulletin on Friday, stated that the holiday is to allow Muslims in the state to celebrate the new Islamic year.

The Oyo State Government also in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, declared Monday, July 8, 2024, a work-free day in commemoration of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1446AH.

Also, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, approved Monday, July 8, 2024, as a public holiday in the state in commemoration of the new Hijrah Year (Muharram) 1446.

A statement by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin on Friday, said the first day of the Muharram 1446 falls on Sunday, July 7, 2024, according to many calculations.

The governor of Kebbi State Nasir Idris also declared Monday, July 8, as a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic calendar, lst muharram 1446AH.

The Jigawa government has also declared Monday, July 8, 2024, a work-free day to mark the new Islamic Year 1446 AH.

This announcement is contained in a statement signed and issued by the State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad K. Dagaceri.