The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has on behalf of the Federal Government declared Monday 10th October 2022 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

Aregbesola, who made the declaration on Thursday, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

According to a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, the minister admonished all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which the Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security, and harmony in the country.

Aregbesola, who wished all Muslims a happy celebration and Nigerians a happy holiday, further enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness, and other acts of criminality.

“As the indisputable leader of our race, we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa,” he stated.

While calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, the minister urged all Nigerians, and the youths, in particular, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity and join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens would be proud of.

The minister, therefore, urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS, saying “When you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit a prompt response from security agents”.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has on behalf of the Federal Government declared Monday 10th October 2022 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

Aregbesola, who made the declaration on Thursday, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

According to a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, the minister admonished all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which the Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security, and harmony in the country.

Aregbesola, who wished all Muslims a happy celebration and Nigerians a happy holiday, further enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness, and other acts of criminality.

“As the indisputable leader of our race, we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa,” he stated.

While calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, the minister urged all Nigerians, and the youths, in particular, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity and join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens would be proud of.

The minister, therefore, urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS, saying “When you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit a prompt response from security agents”.