FG Announces Dates for Christmas, New Year Public Holidays
- The Nigerian government has declared public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations
- A statement by the Ministry of Interior indicates that Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27 and Monday, January 2, 2023, were declared as public holidays
- Rauf Aregbesola, the interior minister, urged Christians and Nigerians, in general, to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity in the country
FCT, Abuja - The federal government has declared Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27 as well as Monday, January 2, 2023, as public holidays.
Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, made the announcement in a statement released by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, December 16.
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The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively.
Festive period: Nigerians urged to pray for eradication of insecurity
Aregbesola urged Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity bedevilling the country.
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The minister enjoined Christians to emulate the doctrines of Christ in faith, hope, and love.
“We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility, service, compassion, patience, peace and righteousness, that His birth signifies. This will be the best way to portray Christ and celebrate his birth,” he noted.
“Peace and security are two critical conditions for economic development and prosperity. We urge Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity bedeviling our dear nation.
“We strongly charge Nigerians not to be lured into insensitive crisis by criminally minded elements that wants to create anarchy in the country.”
How to report any suspicious persons or activities
The minister also urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS.
He also assured that the government had put in place effective measures for the security of lives and property and expects Nigerians to support the efforts of security agencies by providing useful information that will assist them in the performance of their duties.
Aregbesola admonished all citizens to remain focused and expressed confidence that the year 2023 would be a better year for us all.
Yuletide: PDP chieftain shares bag of rice in Edo
In another report, Barr. Kenneth Imasuangbon staged a charity campaign on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by distributing bags of rice to orphanages, hospitals, and villages to celebrate the yuletide period.
Imasuangbon is fondly called the "Rice Man" for his gesture of always distributing rice to the poor annually.
While distributing this bag of rice, Imasuangbon urged citizens of Edo state to cast their votes for the PDP and its presidential candidate at the forthcoming general elections in 2023.
Source: Legit.ng
