Easter: FG Declares Public Holiday

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, National News, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021 public holidays to celebrate this year’s Easter Celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga.

In the statement, Aregbesola enjoined Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

He tasked them to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity, and progress of the country adding that the government will do all it takes to ensure that kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality become a thing of the past.

Security is everybody’s business, I, therefore, encourage all Nigerians and foreigners resident in Nigeria, to display high level of patriotism at this critical time in the history of our country, to support the efforts of all security agencies in ensuring peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” he said.