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FG Grants Wednesday as Eid-ul-Maulid Public Holiday

 

 

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced that Wednesday, September 27, 2023, has been designated as a public holiday by the Federal Government to observe the Eid-ul-Maulid celebration, which commemorates the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.

In his announcement in Abuja on Monday, he extended his congratulations to the Muslim faithful, both at home and abroad, on this year’s occasion.

“His 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 Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Oluwatoyin Akinlade said in a statement.

“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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