Easter: Nigerian government declares Friday, Monday public holidays
The Nigerian Government has declared Friday, 7 April and Monday, 10 April as public holidays for the 2023 Easter celebration, wishing all Christians a most blissful celebration and all Nigerians a happy holiday.
Penpushing reports that this was contained in a statement, by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Intrerior, Shuaib Belgore issued on Wednesday, adding that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the government.
The Minister urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth.
Penpushing further reports that Aregbesola also called on Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for an end to the security challenges in some parts of the country, adding that security was everybody’s business.
The Minister enjoined them to love their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, with the well to do sharing their substance with the less privileged around them, and urged Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country to display high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of the security agencies.
Penpushing also reports that the statement this was with a view to ensure peace and security of lives and property of Nigerians, adding that the authorities was doing all that was necessary in ensuring a peaceful transition of government following the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections.
“The nation is persistently on the part to greatness and I urge all Nigerians to positively deploy their creative energy to the full realisation of the coming prosperity, as there is surely light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.
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