The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10 April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja on Wednesday.
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 the attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on earth.
The minister 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 many parts of the country.eath,thers | Punch
Aregbesola 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.”
The minister assured that the Federal Government was doing all that was necessary to ensure a peaceful transition of government following the peaceful conduct of elections.
While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, he also enjoined them to love their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, with the well-to-do sharing their substance with the less privileged around them.
Aregbesola once more assured Nigerians that the nation was persistently on the path to greatness and urged all to positively deploy their creative energy for the full realisation of the coming prosperity.
