FG extends public holidays for Eid-el Fitr celebration till Thursday

Buhari

The Federal Government on Tuesday extended the Eid-il-Fitr holidays to Wednesday and Thursday.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau in Abuja quoting the directive by the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, to the effect that the ‘Ramadan fast continues today (Tuesday) as a result of the non-sighting of the moon’.

Dambazau noted that the Federal Government has now declared Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July, 2016 as Public Holiday.

It would be recalled that the Federal Government had earlier declared Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th July, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid-el Fitri celebrations.

The statement was signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bassey Akpanyung. “In making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, urged Nigerians to use this period of sober reflections to ensure harmony, unity and peaceful co-existence, while giving full support to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sustained effort to pursue socio-economic and political growth of the nation.