FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and
Wednesday July 21, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s
Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the
declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.

He congratulated all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and
in the Diaspora on the celebration.

“I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love,
peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for
peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country,
considering the challenges of insecurity we face at the moment.
These mainly are bandits in the North West and North Central,
insurgents in the North East, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic
agitators and sundry criminals in other parts of the country,”
Aregbesola said.

The Minister, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, assured the administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari is “committed to the security of lives
and property of every Nigerian, and empowering the citizens for
successful living, the provisions of social investments programmes
and adequate security in the schools, especially with the spate of
innocent school children being targets of kidnapping” .

Aregbesola, while wishing Muslim faithfuls a happy Eid-el Kabir
celebration, advised all Nigerians to take responsibility by
reporting any suspicious individuals and criminal activities to law
enforcement agencies, especially during this festival.

He also called on all Nigerians to observe all Covid-19
protocols, particularly the non-pharmaceutical measures – wearing
facemasks, hand washing and social distancing – designed to keep
transmission of the disease at bay. “We must all take
responsibility for containment of the pandemic during this year’s
festival,” he said.

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and
Wednesday July 21, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s
Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the
declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.

He congratulated all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and
in the Diaspora on the celebration.

“I call on Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love,
peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for
peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country,
considering the challenges of insecurity we face at the moment.
These mainly are bandits in the North West and North Central,
insurgents in the North East, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic
agitators and sundry criminals in other parts of the country,”
Aregbesola said.

The Minister, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, assured the administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari is “committed to the security of lives
and property of every Nigerian, and empowering the citizens for
successful living, the provisions of social investments programmes
and adequate security in the schools, especially with the spate of
innocent school children being targets of kidnapping” .

Aregbesola, while wishing Muslim faithfuls a happy Eid-el Kabir
celebration, advised all Nigerians to take responsibility by
reporting any suspicious individuals and criminal activities to law
enforcement agencies, especially during this festival.

He also called on all Nigerians to observe all Covid-19
protocols, particularly the non-pharmaceutical measures – wearing
facemasks, hand washing and social distancing – designed to keep
transmission of the disease at bay. “We must all take
responsibility for containment of the pandemic during this year’s
festival,” he said.