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Federal Government declares Wednesday public holiday for Eid-ul-Mawlid

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The Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has declared Wednesday, 27th September 2023 as a public holiday. 

The public holiday is to commemorate the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

While making the declaration in a statement, the Minister congratulated all Muslim faithful both at home and in the diaspora for this year’s occasion.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Oluwatoyin Akinlade in a statement said the Minister’s “admonition to Nigerians is to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) exemplified.

“The Honorable Minister, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has urged Nigerians, especially our youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity, and join hands with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of. The Minister wishes all Muslim Faithfuls a joyful celebration.”

 

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