JUST IN: FG declares public holidays for Easter

By allcitynews.ng

The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations.

The celebration marks the end of the 2022 Lenten season, the Christians fasting and the celebration of the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus Christ.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government on Tuesday 12 April 2022.

In a statement, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, explained Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the attributes 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.

Aregbesola also called on Christians and all Nigerians alike to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to all security challenges bedevilling every part of the country.

The Minister assured that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the recent attacks by undesirable elements on the highways, airport and the railway are timely brought to an end.

Belgore 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 at this critical time in the history of our country, by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,”