The government of Kogi State has declared December 29, 2022, a public holiday in anticipation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to the state, during which he will commission a few “legacy projects” carried out by the governor Yahaya Bello’s administration.
Kingsley Fanwo, the state’s commissioner for information and communications, urged Kogi State residents to show the President their customary hospitality in a statement he released on Sunday.
The state administration wants full compliance from all labor unions and security agencies in Kogi State.
The statement reads:”The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, shall be visiting Kogi State on the 29th of December, 2022 to commission legacy projects around the State,” according to the announcement.
“In light of this, and in order to ensure a smooth arrival of Mr. President, the Government of Kogi State, led by His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, desires to announce that Thursday, December 29, 2022, has been declared a public holiday.”
The statement also says, “the decision is to enable the people of the state to receive our President. We urge all our labour unions and security agencies to ensure full compliance.
“The state government calls on the people of the State to come out en masse to receive Mr. President and display the hospitality for which the state is known for as President Muhammadu Buhari Inaugurates life-touching legacy projects across the state.”
