Plateau Govt Declares Thursday Public Holiday Over Buhari Visit

Plateau Govt Declares Thursday Public Holiday Over Buhari's Visit

The Plateau State Government has declared Thursday, 8th of March, a work-free day to enable residents welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on a one-day official visit to the state.

The Plateau State Head of Service, Mr Izam Azi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Jos, after an emergency State Executive Council meeting.

“The holiday will afford civil servants and other citizens the opportunity to give the President a rousing welcome,” Azi said.

Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, ‎also revealed that there would be restriction of movement during the visit, especially around areas the President would inaugurate projects.

Dati said that government had created alternative routes in affected areas, adding that security agencies would guide movements during the day.

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