Easter Celebration: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

The FG has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement on Wednesday, April 5, in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, 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.

The Minister called on Christians & all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebrations to pray for an end to the security challenges in parts of the country. “Security is everybody’s business.

I, therefore urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship & public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace.