The Federal Government has declared a 3-day holiday to commemorate Christmas and Boxing Day and New Year.
The announcement was made on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore.
The minister announced December 26 and 27, 2022, as public holidays for Christmas and Boxing Day, respectively, and Monday, January 2, 2023, to mark the New Year’s Day celebration.
Aregbesola urged Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity troubling the country.
“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.
“We strongly charge Nigerians not to be lured into insensitive crisis by criminally minded elements that want to create anarchy in the country.”
“We strongly charge Nigerians not to be lured into insensitive crisis by criminally minded elements that wants to create anarchy in the country.”
The Minister also urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS.
He also assured that the government had put in place effective measures for the security of lives and property and expects Nigerians to support the efforts of security agencies by providing useful information that will assist them in the performance of their duties
He admonishes all citizens to remain focused and expresses confidence that the year 2023 would be a better year for us all.
