The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 7, 2023 and Monday, March 10, 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s celebrations.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Begore, urged Christians to imbibe the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth.
Aregbesola further urged Christians and all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to the security challenges in parts of the country.
According to him, “Security is everybody’s business, I therefore urge Nigerians and foreigners residing in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry.”
He also assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is doing everything necessary to ensure a peaceful transition of government following the peaceful conduct of elections.
While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, the minister charged them to love their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, with the well to do sharing their substance with the less privileged around them.
While reiterating that the nation is persistently on the path to greatness and urged all to positively deploy their creative energy for the full realisation of the coming prosperity.
He added, “There is surely light at the end of the tunnel”.
