Friday 15th and Monday 18th April, have been declared as public holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola on be of the Federal Government.
Dr Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the ministry,who made the announcement urged Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience, which were the attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by his ministry on earth.
The minister called on Christians and all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to all security challenges bedevilling every part of the country.
“Security is everybody’s business. I therefore urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness at this critical time in the history of our country, by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” he said.
