By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has announced that Wednesday and Thursday have been declared as public holidays to mark the 2021 Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this in a statement released to newsmen on Monday.
According to the statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, Aregbesola congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion.
The statement reads in parts, “All Nigerians, at home and abroad are to use the period of this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration to pray for peace, stability and economic transformation in the land.
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“Nigerians are to be law-abiding and embrace the spirit of love, self-discipline, kindness, and tolerance, as taught by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him)”.
The minister also called on all security agencies in the country to “be more courageous and patriotic to surmount the ongoing battle against resurging insecurity and activities of criminal elements in Nigeria”.
The celebration, Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and the holiday begins according to the sighting of the new moon, NatureNews reports.
