BREAKING: FG Declares Tuesday Public Holiday

• FG has declared Tuesday as public holiday.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has declared Tuesday, October 19, 2021, as a public holiday to mark the 2021 Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

This was made known by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the Federal Government on Friday.

The minister, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, congratulated Muslim faithful both at home and in the diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

Aregbesola further enjoined Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), adding that doing so would guarantee peace and security in the country.

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The former governor of Osun State advised Muslims to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality, saying “As the indisputable leader of our race, we must show responsible leadership in Africa.”

Aregbesola, while calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, urged Nigerians and the youth, in particular, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class and ethnicity and cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari’s led-administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens would be proud of.

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