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Eid-el-Maulud: FG declares Wednesday as public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday in commemoration of the Eid-el-Maulud celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday, September 25.

Tunji-Ojo congratulated the Muslim Ummah both at home and in the diaspora for witnessing the Eid-el-Maulud.

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He admonished Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance which were deep spiritual virtues that the Holy Prophet exemplified.

The minister also urged Nigerians, especially the youth to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity.

He also enjoined them to join hands with President Bola Tinubu’s led administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that Nigerians would be proud of.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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