Niger state government has declared next week Monday to Friday as a public holiday for the monitoring and distribution of palliatives and Ramadan feeding.
The governor during the week declared that palliatives would be shared across the state to cushion the effect of the economy on the people.
According to a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Honorable Binta Mamman, the public holiday is to enable Civil Servants and Political office holders to participate in the distribution and monitoring of the palliatives and Ramadan feeding in their various local government areas.
She called on the Civil Servants and Political office holders to take the task as a call for the service to humanity while urging the public to cooperate with the officials and be orderly at all distribution and feeding points for smooth and successful exercise.