Eid al-Fitr: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola had declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24 as public holidays to mark 2023 Eid-al-Fitr celebration.

Dr Shuaib Belgore, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, congratulated Muslims for completing the holy month of Ramadan, this is according to a statement signed by Aregbesola.

Rauf Aregbesola, while congratulating all Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan, urged them to “imbibe and practise the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).

“The self-restraint, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon in order to be a better person and true worshipper. He added.

The minster assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari was fully committed to a peaceful transition of government, following successful elections.

“He urges Nigerians to be part of the nation’s security architecture by being vigilant and report suspicious individuals and activities to law enforcement agencies nearest to them.

”He noted that security is everybody’s responsibility; he admonishes Nigerians also to report suspicious activities and persons to the N-Alert application,” the statement added.