Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior
FG fixes Monday, Tuesday as Workers’ Day, Eid-el-fitri holidays
Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, May 2 and 3 respectively, as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, Thursday, congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration.
Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.
“Labour is the very essence of humanity. We are alive because we work and only the dead is incapable of working,” said the minister.
Aregbesola further enjoined workers to imbibe the culture of productivity, saying “The end of work is productivity. It is productivity that leads to satisfactory provision of goods and services and wealth creation. It is therefore the path to national and individual prosperity.”
He, therefore, urged workers ‘to raise the bar of their trade in line with the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration’s drive to rev up the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation.’
The Minister also congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan.
Aregbesola called on all Muslims ‘to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him).’
“The self-restrain, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon, in order to be a better person and true worshipper”, the minister advises all Muslims.
The minister expressed confidence that the security challenges in some parts of the country will soon be a thing of the past, noting that the government is putting determined efforts and all necessary measures in place for Nigerians to enjoy unfettered peace all round.
