Yuletide: FG declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 public holidays



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Public Holidays
The Federal  Government has declared Monday and Tuesday December 26 and 27, 2022  as well as  Monday January 2, 2023 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day celebrations respectively.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday.

He said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitates with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this year's Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The statement urged Christians to emulate the doctrines of Christ in faith, hope and love.

"We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility, service, compassion, patience, peace and righteousness, that His birth signifies. This will be the best way to portray Christ and celebrate his birth," he noted.

Aregbesola emphasized that peace and security were two critical conditions for economic development and prosperity, urging Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity bedeviling our dear nation.

He charged Nigerians not to be lulled into insensitive crisis by criminally minded elements that wants to create anarchy in the country. "This calls for deliberate responsibility and discipline on the part of all,"he stressed.

Aregbesola asked Nigerians to be security conscious, urging them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS, saying "when you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit prompt response from security agents."

According to him, the Yuletide calls for spartan discipline in order to protect lives and property of everyone in our community and the nation as a whole.

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