The Federal Government has announced Thursday and Friday this week public holidays to celebrate this year’s Sallah.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday.
“He called on the 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 especially as the world is witnessing global health challenges caused by Covid-19 pandemic,” the statement partly read.
The statement was titled, ‘Federal Government Declares 30 and 31 July 2020 Public Holidays To Mark Eid-el-Kabir Celebration’.
According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians both at home and abroad on the occasion.
The minister, who assured Nigerians that the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is “committed to battling the scourge with the cooperation of all Nigerians, emphasised that the government would continue to foster peaceful coexistence, national cohesion and stability in its march towards actualizing the full potentials of the country”.
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