Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola
FG declares April 7, 10 as holidays for Easter celebration
Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday April 7 and Monday April 10, 2023, as public holidays to commemorate the Easter celebrations.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja on Wednesday in a statement made available to journalists.
He urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togethemess, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth.
Aregbesola, who’s a former governor of Osun State, has been at loggerheads with the immediate past
Aregbesola, a devout Muslim, in his Easter message enjoined Nigerian Christians ‘to exude Christ’s virtues of forgiveness, kindness and love.’
He further called on Christians and all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to the security challenges in parts of the country – a constitutional responsibility the current government has unable to address since inception about eight years ago.
“Security is everybody’s business. I, therefore, urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenships and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” Aregbesola said.
