FG Declares Public Holidays For Eid-al-Fitr Celebration

• Muslims across Nigeria have been fasting since late March.

• The Ramadan fasting period will end with the Eid-al-Fitr celebration.

• The public holidays will afford the Muslim faithful the opportunity to celebrate the conclusion of fasting.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the federal government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement on Wednesday.

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Speaking through Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Aregbesola wished the Muslim faithful a happy celebration, imploring them to imbibe the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, and sacrifice

He admonished Muslims that the “deep spiritual consciousness” of the fasting period should not end but be maintained.

“The federal government has declared Friday 21st and Monday 24th April, 2023, as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-al-Fitr celebration,” the statement reads.

“Ogbeni Aregbesola assures that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to a peaceful transition of government following successful elections.

“He assures of the government’s commitment to the provision of security for the life and property of every citizen and foreigner in the country.

“The minister commends all security agencies for the successes recorded in the fight against criminals across the country.

“He urges Nigerians to be part of the nation’s security architecture by being vigilant and reporting suspicious individuals and activities to law enforcement agencies nearest to them, noting that security is everybody’s responsibility.

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“He admonishes Nigerians also to report suspicious activities and persons to the N-Alert application.”

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