Eid-el-Fitri : FG declares Monday, Tuesday (20/21 August) as Public Holidays

The Federal Government on Monday declared Monday, August 20, and Tuesday, August 21 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitri  or Sallah celebration.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior.

The declaration on behalf of the Federal Government urged Nigerians to emulate the exemplary attributes of Islam which are “love, tolerance and peaceful co-existence amongst the people’’.

The statement further advised Nigerians, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to use the occasion for sober reflection and pray for the peace, unity and progress of the nation “in its march to nationhood’’.

Eid-el-Fitri or Sallah celebration will marks the end of the 30 days fasting embarked upon by Muslim faithful on July 20.

(News Agency of Nigeria)