Eid-el Fitri: FG Declares July 5th And 6th Public Holiday
Abdulrahman Dambazau[/caption]
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 6 2016 as public holidays to commemorate the Eid-el Fitri Celebration.
This information was made by the Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, in a statement made in Abuja on Thursday.
In the statement the minister enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which is love, peace and justice to their daily living and through this contribute to the development of the nation.
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“I wish Nigerians a peaceful celebration and urge total support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed determination to bequeath to the nation an enduring political legacy,” he said.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims after 29 or 30 days of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
