Borno State Government has declared Monday, February 16, as a work-free day for the presidential campaign rally of Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate.
This was disclosed by Ahmed Jidda, the Secretary to the State Government, in Maiduguri on Sunday, February 15.
Jidda said the gesture was to enable residents to welcome Buhari to the state for his campaign rally.
“The Borno State Government has declared Monday as a work free day. The declaration is to enable the people of the state to welcome the APC presidential candidate, who will arrive Maiduguri on a campaign visit on Monday,” the statement read.
Jidda called on APC party supporters to come out en mass to welcome the guests.
“Governor Kashim Shettima has enjoined all Borno residents to come out en mass and line up the streets to welcome the Peoples’ General,” he added.
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