After Two Years of Covid-19 Break, Buhari to Receive Visitors on Sallah Homage
POLITICS DIGEST- The Presidency has announced the return of the traditional Sallah homage paid by FCT residents to the President.
This coming two years after it was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
“Although this is a sign of the return to normalcy as infection rates fall to their lowest, those coming on invitation are still required to wear face masks and undergo the linear Covid-19 test at the State House Conference Centre to obtain a negative test result as condition for admittance to the event.
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“President Muhammadu Buhari is set to receive the visitors, numbering about 100 at the New State House Banquet Hall at 3:00pm on Sallah Day (Sunday or Monday), itself to be determined by moon sighting to be announced by Islamic authorities in the country,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, read in part.
Invited guests, according to the statement, include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Head of Service, the Senator and House members from the territory, leadership of the FCT Judiciary, Members of the Cabinet, Service Chiefs and heads of security agencies, Muslim and Christian leaderships in the FCT, Council Chairmen, Traditional Rulers and others who received invitations as listed on the manifest.
The Sallah homage to the President is often led by the Minister of FCT.
