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FG declares Tuesday public holiday to mark Eid -El-Maulud celebration

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, October 19, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-El-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
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THE Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, congratulates all Muslim faithfuls both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

He implores all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), adding that doing so would guarantee peace and security in the country.

Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness, and other acts of criminality. 

While calling for a stop to all divisive agitations across the country, the Minister urges all 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 Buhari’s administration in its effort to build a progressive and sustainable nation.