The day after this year’s Eid-ul-Maulud festival, Wednesday, September 27, has been designated a public holiday by the federal government.
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The minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the announcement in Abuja, commended all Muslim faithful both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion, according to a statement from the ministry’s permanent secretary, Oluwatoyin Akinlade.
“His admonition to Nigerians, is to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) exemplified.
“The Honourable Minister, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has urged Nigerians, especially our youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class and ethnicity and join hands with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of”, the statement added.
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