Plateau declares Friday public holiday, celebrates forgiveness day

The Plateau State Government has again declared Friday, (today) as a work-free day to celebrate the day of forgiveness and reconciliation, The Punch report.

Governor Simon Lalong had in February 7 last year inaugurated  the ‘Garden of Forgiveness’ in Jos, the state capital.

The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Danladi Atu, in a statement on Thursday said  the government instituted the day to highlight the “importance of forgiveness and reconciliation in the process of peace building in the state.”