To celebrate this year’s, Eid-ul-Maulid celebration, the Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27 a public holiday.
Eid-ul-Maulid is a celebration to mark birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
The federal government, meanwhile appealed to Nigerians especially Muslims, who would be joining their brothers globally to mark the day, to imbibe spirit of love, patience and perseverance which were virtues of Prophet Muhammad.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the date through a statement released by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on Monday.
Tunji-Ojo, who congratulated Muslims for witnessing this year’s occasion, stressed that imbibing virtues of Prophet Muhammad would guarantee peace and security in the country.
The Minister urged youths to embrace hard work and peaceful dispositions to fellow citizens irrespective of faith, ideology, social class and ethnicity.
