The Nigerian Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.
The Minister admonishes all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance, which are deep spiritual virtues and which the Holy Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security and harmony in the country.
He enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality.
The Minister called for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country and urged all Nigerians, “and the youth 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.
He urged Nigerians to be security conscious and report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS and wished all Muslims a happy celebration and Nigerians a happy holiday.
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