The Federal government on Wednesday announced Friday 7th and Monday 10th of April as public holidays for the Easter celebration.
The announcement was made in a statement by the minister of interior Mr. Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja.
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In the statement, Aregbesola called on Christians and all Nigerians to use this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to the security challenges bedeviling parts of the country.
He said”“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 by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry”.