Eid-el Fitri: FG declares July 5th and 6th public holiday

The Federal Government has
declared July 5 and 6, 2016 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitri
Celebrations.


Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau
(retd.), the Minister of Interior made
the declaration on behalf of the
Federal Government, on Thursday in Abuja.
He urged all Muslim faithful and
Nigerians in general to extend the
spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which
are love, peace and justice to their
daily living and through this
contribute to the development of the nation.

In a statement by Bassey Akpanyung, the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Interior, it said
Dambazau also urged Nigerians to
use the opportunity of “this spiritual
rejuvenation to reflect on the imperative of unity and peaceful co-
existence in strengthening the bond
of togetherness for a strong, virile
nation.”

The minister, while wishing Nigerians a peaceful celebration,
urges total support for President
Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed
determination to bequeath to the
nation an enduring political legacy, it added