Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 29, and
Monday, April 1, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter
Monday celebrations.
The Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, who announced the holidays in
a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, congratulated Christians on the
joyous occasion.
The statement signed by Mr Adetayo Sode, Director, Citizens and
Business in the Ministry of Interior, urged Christians to remain
committed to the exemplary attributes of love, tolerance and peaceful
co-existence which Jesus Christ exhibited during his life on earth.
Moro further urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious
leaning, to use the occasion for sober reflection and pray for the
continued prosperity and progress of the nation.
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