The Federal Government (FG) has announced the public holidays to mark 2021 Easter celebrations.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the announcement on Tuesday.
The FG declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April as public holidays.
Aregbesola in a statement released by Mohammed Manga, the Director of Press in the Ministry, urged Christians to emulate the attributes demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
The attributes he stated are: forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience.
He assured that the government would leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with the spate of kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality being perpetrated by enemies of Nigeria.
“Security is everybody’s business, I therefore encourage all Nigerians and foreigners resident in Nigeria, to display high level of patriotism at this critical time in the history of our country, to support the efforts of all security agencies in ensuring peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” he stated.
While wishing Christians both at home and abroad a happy and peaceful Easter Celebration, Aregbesola called on Nigerians to join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration in its determination to make life more meaningful for all.