(NIGERIA) Federal Government has declared Friday January 2, 2015 as public holiday to mark Eid-el Maloud.
Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who made the announcement in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the interior ministry, Magaji Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja, urged Muslim faithful and indeed, all Nigerians to pray for the peace and unity of the country.
Moro further urged all Nigerians to eschew violence in the run off to the 2015 general elections and to “support President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda to move Nigeria to the next level of development.”
The minister wished all Muslim faithful and Nigerians a very peaceful celebration.
-THE PUNCH-
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