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BREAKING: FG declares holidays for Eid-el-Kabir

EditorAugust 17, 2018
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PHOTO FILE: L-R: National Vice Chairman (North West) of APC, Malam Inuwa Abdulkadir, Speaker of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon Salihu Maidaji, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and other Muslim faithful offering prayers at the Sokoto Central Eid ground to commemorate the 2017 Eid-el-Kabir sallah celebration in Sokoto.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd August as Public Holidays to mark the 2018 Eid-El-Kabir celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined Nigerians to use the period to embrace the virtues of love and sacrifice for the unity and development of the nation.

In a statement signed by Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dambazau called on Nigerians both at home and abroad to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination in ensuring a peaceful and united Nigeria.

EditorAugust 17, 2018
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