By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Thursday in Abuja.
According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the minister “commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its determination to move the country to the next level of socio-economic development”.
“Government is putting all strategies in place to curb the challenges of insecurity in the country. I therefore call on the Labour force and all patriotic citizens to be fully committed to the task of putting insecurity to a permanent end as much as possible.”