BREAKING: FG Declares Public Holidays For Eid-el-Fitr Celebration

• Federal Government declares Tuesday, 9th, and Wednesday, 10th April 2024 as public holidays for Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

• Minister of Interior urges Muslim faithfuls to embody virtues of kindness, love, and tolerance exemplified by Prophet Muhammad.

• Call for unity and peace among Nigerians to foster national cohesion during the festive period.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9th and Wednesday, 10th April 2024 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako.

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The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

He also called on Muslim faithfuls to imbibe and practise the virtues that entail kindness, love, tolerance, peace, good neighbourliness, and compassion, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

The statement read, “The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

Holidays For Eid-el-Fitr Celebration

“The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulates all Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

“Tunji-Ojo calls on Muslim Ummmah to imbibe and practise the virtues that entails kindness, love, tolerance, peace, good neighbourliness, compassion as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

“He urged Nigerians to continue in the spirit of unity in order to improve and achieve peace and oneness in the country.

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“The minister wishes all Muslim Ummah a happy Eid-el-Fitr celebration and prays that the peace, blessings, and favour of Allah be with everyone and our great nation.”

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