FG Declares Monday Public Holiday, See Why

<p><strong>The <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Federal Government<&sol;a> has declared Monday&comma; October 10 public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minister of Interior&comma; Rauf Aregbesola&comma; who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government&comma; congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Aregbesola&comma; in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary&comma; Shuaib Belgore&comma; on Thursday&comma; admonished Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love&comma; patience&comma; tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which Prophet Muhammad exemplified&comma; adding that doing so would guarantee peace&comma; security and harmony in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement read in part&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoins Nigerians&comma; particularly Muslims&comma; to refrain from violence&comma; lawlessness and other acts of criminality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;2023-full-list-of-18-governors-behind-peter-obi&sol;">Full List Of 18 Governors Working For Peter Obi <&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As the indisputable leader of our race&comma; we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He urged Nigerians to be security conscious&comma; asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS&comma; saying &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;when you see something do N-Alert&comma; as this would elicit prompt response from security agents&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;