FG Declares Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir 2023 Celebration

FG has declared Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir 2023 Celebration.

Newsone reports that the Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29, 2023, as Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir 2023 celebration.

This online news platform understands that the declaration of the Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir 2023 celebration was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade.

The statement read, “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th, and Thursday, June 29th, 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora,” the statement read.

Akinlade enjoined Muslims and all Nigerians “to make sacrifices for the growth and development of our communities and our great country, Nigeria”.

The permanent secretary expressed hope that the prayers and sacrifices of the season will restore the much-desired peace and unity in the country’s desire.

“We are hopeful that the prayers and sacrifices that come with this great celebration as well as the message of Eid-ei-Kabir will bring about peace, unity, and progress in Nigeria,” the statement concluded.