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FG Announces Friday and Monday Public Holiday For Easter Celebration
Friday 19th and Monday 22nd April 2019, has been declared by the Federal Government as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Retd), the minister of Interior, Lieutenant who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Christians to emulate the exemplary attributes of Jesus Christ amongst which are tolerance, love and peaceful co-existence.
Dambazau, urged all Nigerians at home and abroad to use the occasion to pray for the peace,unity, and progress of Nigeria irrespective of diversity in religious beliefs. The Minister while wishing all Nigerians a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, further called on them to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination to take the country to the next level.