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Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola
The Federal Government on Thursday declared December 25th and 26th
as public holidays.
In a statement signed by the permanent secretary to the Ministry
of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, January 1 was also designated as a public
holiday.
The public holidays are for the Christmas (December 25th), Boxing
Day (December 26th) and New Year (January 1st) celebrations.
According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Rauf
Aregbesola, felicitates with “Christians and all Nigerians both at home and
abroad on this year’s Christmas and New Year Celebrations.”
The Minister also “enjoined all Christians to live within the
virtues and teachings of Jesus Christ, which hinge on compassion, patience,
peace, humility, righteousness and love for one another, adding that doing so
would guarantee an atmosphere of peace and security in the country.” (Channels
TV)
