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Osun declares public holiday for Isese
…Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has approved Monday 22nd of August, 2022, a public holiday for traditional religion worshippers to celebrate their annual festival.
In a release issued and signed on Friday by the state Commissioner for Special Duties, Olalekan Badmus who is also the Supervising Commissioner for the Ministry of Home Affairs, the holiday was declared for ‘Isese Day.’
According to the statement, the approval was in recognition of the month of August usually set aside annually by the traditional religion worshipers to celebrate Isese festival in the state.
The governor directed that this year’s Isese Day themed: “Abalaye Adulawo Ati Ipaniyan S’owo; nje Ajosepo wa bi?” be celebrated responsibly and with security consciousness.
….Oyetola congratulated the traditional religion worshippers throughout the state just as he also appealed to them to be peaceful and law abiding in their conducts before, during and after the festival.
He equally enjoined them to pray for the growth and development of the state in particular and Nigeria as a whole.
….While urging them to continue to support the present administration, the governor emphasised the need for the citizens of the state to continue to embrace virtues in their day-to-day activities.
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