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The Federal Government has
declared Monday, May 25th, and Tuesday, May 26th, as public holidays to mark
the Eld-el-Fitri Celebration.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni
Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in
Abuja. Aregbesola congratulated all
Muslim faithful for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast.
A statement by the Director
of Press in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga, quoted Aregbesola as calling on
Muslim faithfuls to replicate the life of kindness, love, tolerance, peace and
good neighborliness as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
In a copy of the statement made
available to the press, Aregbesola expressed concern over the spate of ethnic
conflicts that has resurfaced in some parts of Northern Nigeria in recent
times.
He advised “Nigerians to see
themselves as a single entity and learn to tolerate one another despite their
ethnic and religious differences.”
Aregbesola further assured
Nigerians that the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), was fully committed to battling COVID-19.
He called on Muslim faithful
“to replicate the life of kindness, love, tolerance, peace and good
neighbourliness as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).”
The minister also advised
Nigerians to take responsibility against the spread of the COVID-19.
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