FG DECLARES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY
MINSTER OF INTERIOR |
The
Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016, as public holiday to mark
the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.
The
Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), who made the
declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, on Thursday in Abuja, urged
all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general “to extend the spiritual benefits
of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and through
these, contribute to the development of the nation.”
A
statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Bassey Akpanyung,
said Dambazau also urged Nigerians to use the opportunity of “this spiritual
rejuvenation to reflect on the imperative of unity and peaceful co-existence in
strengthening the bond of togetherness for a strong and virile nation.”
The
minister, while wishing Nigerians a peaceful celebration, urged total support
for President Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed determination to bequeath to the nation
an enduring political legacy.
FG DECLARES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY
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