By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April, 2021, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga, and issued on March 30, 2021
In the statement, Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
The Minister admonished them to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity, and progress of the country.
He assured that the Federal Government was working assiduously to deal with kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality which he said was perpetrated by enemies of Nigeria.
“Security is everybody’s business, I, therefore, encourage all Nigerians and foreigners resident in Nigeria, to display high level of patriotism at this critical time in the history of our country, to support the efforts of all security agencies in ensuring peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” he said.
He advised Nigerians to join hands with the Federal Government in its determination to make life more meaningful for all.