Wale Jagun
The Federal Government has announced that Friday, 7 and Monday, 10, April 2023 will be public holidays to mark the Easter celebrations this year.
This was contained in a statement by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja.
In the statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, the Minister urged Christians to emulate the attributes of Jesus Christ, which were exemplified by His ministry on the earth.
Aregbesola called on Christians to pray for an end to the security challenges in parts of the country as they celebrate Easter.
While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, he 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.
He urged Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of the security agencies.
This, the minister said was with a view to ensure peace and security of lives and property of Nigerians.
He said that the federal government 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 path 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.
