April 29, (THEWILL) – The traditional Sallah homage to the President by the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will return to the Aso Rock Villa during this year’s Eid-el-Fitr.
A statement issued on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the yearly event was halted since 2020, after the world’s biggest lockdown to slow the COVID-19 pandemic,
Shehu, said the return of the Sallah homage, signalled the return to normalcy as infection rates fall to their lowest.
The statement, however, urged those coming on invitation 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.
It added that 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.
“Invited Guests for the event, led by Muhammed Musa Bello, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 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”, it added.
