The Federal Government (FG) has declared Monday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 27, 2022, as public holidays to mark the Christmas celebrations while Monday, January 2, 2023, would also be a work-free day to celebrate the New Year festivities. This was announced on Friday in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Belgore Shuaib.
The statement reads, “We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility, service, compassion, patience, peace, and righteousness that His birth signifies. This will be the best way to portray Christ and celebrate His birth.
“The Minister also assures that the Government has put in place effective measures for the security of lives and property and expects Nigerians to support the efforts of security agencies by providing useful information that will assist them in the performance of their duties.
“Aregbesola admonishes all citizens to remain focused and expresses confidence that the year 2023 would be a better year for us all. He wishes all Christians in particular a happy Christmas and all Nigerians a peaceful and prosperous New Year celebration”.
The statement also urged Nigerians to be security conscious and also advised them to report any suspicious activity to the nearest security agency or via the N-Alert application available for both Android and iOS.
