Bight Newspaper reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
Oluwatoyin Akinlade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, made the announcement in a statement on Monday.
The Permanent Secretary in her statement quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to have urged Nigerians to be tolerant during the celebrations of the birth of the Holy prophet.
The statement reads in part, “The Minister congratulates all Muslim faithful both home and in the diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.
“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
“Tunji-Ojo also urged Nigerians, especially our youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition toward fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity, and join hands with President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of.”
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