The Federal Government has declared April 7 and 10, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
The public holiday was announced by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Begore, Aregbesola encouraged 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.
He further urges Nigeria’s residents to display high sense of citizenship by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizens.
He said, “Security is everybody’s business, I therefore urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry.”
While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, the minister assured Nigerians that the nation is persistently on the path to greatness and urged all to positively deploy their creative energy for the full realisation of the coming prosperity “There is surely light at the end of the tunnel,” he stated.
