Muhammad Abubakar, Governor of Jigawa State, has declared Friday as a public holiday so that the state’s civil servants can offer special prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the repose of the soul of Maitama Kano.

Isma’il Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer in the Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

According to Ibrahim, the decision was reached at the state executive council meeting of Wednesday.

“During this day, it is expected that all public servants and the entire people of the state will pray to Almighty Allah to grant our president quick recovery.

“It is also expected that they will also pray to Almighty Allah to grant Jannatul Firdausi to late Danmasanin Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule.”

Buhari’s state of health and consequent travel to London for the past 60 days has become a subject of public worry.

But Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, expressed certainty only on Wednesday that the President would be back in no time.

“Let Nigerians be at rest,” he said. The president will be back soon; even though i have not spoken with him. I know my oga.”