Eid-al-Fitr: Northern governor extends holidays to Friday

  • Muslims in Gombe state have been asked to continue with the Eid-al-Fitr celebration till Friday, April 12
  • This was announced in a press statement by the statement government in the evening of Wednesday, April 10
  • The governor, Inuwa Yahaya explained that the extention was aimed at making residents more comfortable during this period

Gombe – Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe has approved the extension of public holiday to Friday, April 12, as Muslims celebrate their Eid-al-Fitr holidays.

Governor Inuwa in a statement on Wednesday, April 9, explained that the extension was to enable the residents of the state celebrate ‘more comfortably.’