The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, 2021, Public Holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a press statement onTuesday, urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
The statement signed by the Director (Press & Public Relations), Mohammed Manga, indicated that the minister called on (Christians “to use the occasion of this year’s Easter Celebration to pray for the Peace, Unity, and Progress of our country”.
Aregbesola assured that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with the spate of kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality being perpetrated by enemies of the country in parts of Nigeria.