Kogi celebrates Buhari's return with public holiday...for thanksgiving


Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello
Monday, August 21, 2017 has been a public holiday by the Kogi state government. This is to enable citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country.

According to a statement issued by the Director -General, media and publicity to the state governor, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, the holiday will enable the people give thanks to God for returning  Buhari in sound health and sound mind.

He said that decision was also in line with the support the people of the state had been giving to Buhari in his efforts at correcting the ills of the past and putting the nation on sound economic footing.

“We urge Kogites to also use the occasion of the public holiday to pray for Mr. President as he resumes his responsibilities of repositioning Nigeria,” the statement said.

It further quoted the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as thanking the people for standing by the president while undergoing treatment in London and for trooping to Abuja to welcome the president home.
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