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Nigeria: Gov. Yusuf declares Monday work-free day in honour of deceased Kano athletes — Africa Links 24

Nigeria: Gov. Yusuf declares Monday work-free day in honour of deceased Kano athletes — Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with Mustapha Usman
Published on 2025-06-01 09:48:38

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has declared Monday as a public holiday to honour the memory of the 22 Kano athletes and officials who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival.

A statement issued in Kano on Sunday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, said the victims, mostly youths, were part of the state’s contingent to the just-concluded National Sports Festival, held in Abeokuta, Ogun.

“On behalf of the government and the good people…

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