Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, as a public holiday for Eid-ul-Maulid celebration marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration in Abuja Monday night, congratulated all Muslim faithful, both home and in the diaspora, for witnessing this year’s occasion.
He encouraged Nigerians 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.”
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In a communique signed by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, the Minister urged Nigerians, especially 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 led-administration to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens will be proud of.
“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,” the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Oluwatoyin Akinlade said in a statement.
“The Honorable Minister, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has urged Nigerians, especially our youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity, and join hands with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of. The Minister wishes all Muslim Faithfuls a joyful celebration,” the minister said in his statement.
