Sokoto State Government has declared Monday, the 8th of July 2024, which is equivalent to 2nd of Al Muharram 1446 AH as a public holiday to enable people of the state to celebrate the new Islamic year 1446AH.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor, Abubakar Bawa, and issued to newsmen on Saturday.
The statement said Gov. Ahmed Aliyu called on the Muslim Ummah to rededicate themselves to the worship of the Almighty Allah and abstain from all evil deeds and all forms of innovations in Islam.
He further stressed the need for the Muslim Ummah to use the new Islamic calendar for a sober reflection and to carry out a self-assessment to see where they have gone wrong with a view to making corrections in this new year.
Gov. Aliyu, therefore, wishes the Muslim Ummah a prosperous 1446AH Islamic year.
