Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday and Wednesday Eid-el-Kabir as holiday.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday and Wednesday next week as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
This was contained in a statement on by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore.
Belgore said Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.
He congratulated all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on the occasion.
“I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country, considering the challenges of insecurity we face at the moment.
“These mainly are bandits in the North West and North Central, insurgents in the North East, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic agitators and sundry criminals in other parts of the country.” The statement read in part.
Aregbesola in the statement also noted that the government of the President Muhammadu Buhari is “committed to the security of lives and property of every Nigerian, empowering the citizens for successful living, the provisions of social investments programmes and adequate security in the schools, especially with the spate of innocent school children being targets of kidnapping.”
Aregbesola also advised Nigerians to take responsibility by reporting any suspicious individuals and criminal activities to law enforcement agencies, especially during the festival.
He also enjoined Nigerians to observe all COVID-19 protocols, saying, “We must all take responsibility for containment of the pandemic during this year’s festival.”
