The Federal Government has declared next week Tuesday and Wednesday public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement, titled, ‘Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares, Tuesday, July 20, And Wednesday, July 21, 2021, As Public Holidays’.
Aregbesola congratulated all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in Diaspora on the occasion.
He said, “I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country, considering the challenges of insecurity we face at the moment.
“These mainly are bandits in the North West and North Central, insurgents in the North East, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic agitators and sundry criminals in other parts of the country.”
The minister noted that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is “committed to the security of lives and property of every Nigerian, empowering the citizens for successful living, the provisions of social investments programs and adequate security in the schools, especially with the spate of innocent school children being targets of kidnapping.”
He also urged Nigerians to observe all COVID-19 protocols, saying, “We must all take responsibility for containment of the pandemic during this year’s festival.”
