The Federal Government on Wednesday declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24 as public holidays to mark this year’s EIdil-Fitr Celebration.
The Informant247 gathered that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the Government.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, while congratulating all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan.
He called on them to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighborliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).
He said: “The self-restrain, 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.”
The minister also reiterated that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to peaceful transition of government following successful elections, while assuring of the government’s commitment to the provision of security for the life and property of every citizen and foreigners in the country.
However, Aregbesola commended all security agencies for the successes recorded in the fight against criminals across the country, while urging 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, noting that security is everybody’s responsibility.
He admonished Nigerians also to report suspicious activities and persons to the N-Alert application.