EASTER: FG DECLARES FRIDAY, MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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The Federal Government has announced Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
This was by announced by by the Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore for the minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja on Wednesday.
In a statement signed, Aregbeesola urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth.
The minister urged Christians and other Nigerians to embrace the occasion of the Easter celebration this year to pray for an end to the country’s security challenges.
Aregbesola said “Security is everybody’s business. I, therefore, urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry”.
The minister assured that the Federal Government is doing all that is necessary to ensure a peaceful transition of government following the peaceful conduct of elections.
While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, he also enjoins them to love their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, with the well-to-do sharing their substance with the less privileged around them.
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