Federal Government Has Declared Tuesday And Wednesday, Public Holidays

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
The Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016 as public holiday to mark Eid-el Fitri Celebrations.

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen.
Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), who
made the declaration on behalf of thenFederal Government, on Thursday in Abuja, urged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and through this contributeto the development of the nation.

A statement by the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Bassey Akpanyung said Dambazau also urged Nigerians to use the opportunity of,

“this spiritual rejuvenation to reflect on the imperative of unity and peaceful co-existence in strengthening the bond
of togetherness for a strong, virile
nation.”

The minister, while wishing Nigerians a peaceful celebration, urges total support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed determination to bequeath to the nation an enduring political legacy, it added.

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