BY EDMOND ODOK – In commemoration of this year’s Eil-ul-Maulid to celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday
A statement by Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated Muslims for witnessing this year’s occasion.
The statement signed on behalf of the Minister by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, also admonished the Muslim faithful to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The statement read in part; “The Minister congratulates all Muslim faithful both home and in the diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. 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
“Tunji-Ojo also urged Nigerians, especially our 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 administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of.”
