Federal Government Extends Eid-il-Fitr Public Holiday
The Federal Government has extended the earlier declared 2-day public holiday of Tuesday and Wednesday, 5th and 6th of July, to Thursday, 7th of July, 2016, for the celebration of Eid-el fitr, Punch reports.
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Bassey Okon Akpanyung, the Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau on Tuesday said this extension is due to the non-sighting of the moon.
He said it became necessary to extend the holiday following the directive by the President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, to the effect that the Ramadan fast would continue on Tuesday as a result of the non-sighting of the moon.
Urging Nigerians to use the period for sober reflections, the minister wished Nigerians a peaceful celebration and implored all to ensure harmony, unity and peaceful co-existence.
Una well done
Wish them in dis Ramadan
Una Enjoy
Make them kukuma join Friday na.
Just saw this…so…when are we to wish our moslem friends happy salah?
The sighting of the moon was Inconclusive
-INEC
The sighting of the moon has been adjourned till tomorrow
-Abuja High Court
The sighting of the moon was not altered, a committee will be set-up to be headed by Sen. David Mark (Chairman Senate committee on Observation)
-Senate
The moon has already been sighted tomorrow
-Lai Mohammed
The anomaly in the crescentic illumna of the moon in the atmospheric galaxy is tantamount to more crinkum crankum & hoola-baloo
-Patrick Obahiagbon
The APC was the cause of the moon not sighted in Nigeria
-Fayose
We will create another moon for Nigerians
-APC
Due to none sighting of the Moon, the Board of the Ulamas has been dissolved.
-Presidency
We blew up the moon and we will blow up more moons
-Niger Delta Avengers
APC is in possession of the moon, pls disregard any moon around you as the moon has been pirated.
– PDP
We are responsible for the absence of the moon in the sky
-Boko Haram
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I was surprised when they announced 5th & 6th initially because when I searched on google a while back all the pages I saw said it was to be between the 6th & 7th.intentional
Have they seen the ?
Ok..