Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerian govt declares Friday, Monday public holiday

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Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd)

The Nigerian government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), in a statement in Abuja on Monday urged all Nigerian Muslims  to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of democracy.

The statement issued by the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Rufa’i Attahiru on behalf of the minister admonished the citizens to join hands with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari “in its avowed determination to build a peaceful and harmonious country, where the rights of every citizen are protected and guaranteed,” as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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