The Niger State Government has declared a five-day public holiday for the effective monitoring and distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs.
The government had earlier budgeted N976 million to purchase items for feeding in the 25 local government areas in the state.
The state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, revealed this in a statement weekend, saying the public holidays is to give the civil servants and public officeholders allowance to monitor and distribute the Ramadan feeding.
“Monday to Friday next week have been declared public holidays. This is to enable civil servants and political office holders to participate in the distribution and monitoring of the palliatives and Ramadan feeding in their various local government areas,” she stated.
The commissioner urged the civil servants and political officeholders to see the task as a call for service to humanity, and urged the citizens to cooperate with the officials and be orderly at all distribution and feeding points for a smooth and successful exercise.
He enjoined the citizens to also pray for the peace and tranquilly of the state and Nigeria as a whole, while also thanking Governor Mohammed Bago for providing funds.
Meanwhile, the state Head of Service, Abubakar Salisu, has said the governor has approved an official work hour during the Ramadan fasting period.
He said the new working hours for civil servants in the state is 9am to 2pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 1pm on Friday.
Salisu said the governor enjoined Muslim faithful to use the period to rededicate themselves to the teachings of Islam and pray for the peace, security, unity and progress of the state and country at large
