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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.

To commemorate Eid-ul-Maulud, the federal government, led by Muhammadu Buhari, has declared Monday, October 10 a public holiday.

According to Anaedoonline.ng, the Eid-ul-Maulud is observed to remember the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

On behalf of the Buhari administration, Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola declared Monday a national holiday.

Aregbesola praised all Muslims for being present for the event this year in a statement released on Thursday, October 6, 2022, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Belgore.

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The Minister urged Nigerians to emulate Prophet Muhammad’s deep spiritual virtues of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance, saying that doing so would ensure peace, security, and harmony in the nation.

The statement read in part: “Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoins Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality.

“As the indisputable leader of our race, we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa.”

He urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS.

Aregbesola added that “when you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit prompt response from security agents.”

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