To commemorate the 63rd independence celebration of Nigeria, the federal government has declared Monday October 2 as a public holiday.
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in Abuja on behalf of the federal government on Thursday, according to a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade
He congratulated all Nigerians at home and in the diaspora on the occasion.
The minister assured Nigerians of government’s continued commitment in addressing the challenges facing the country.
“It is today a known fact that difficult Socio-Economic and Security challenges are global, and Nigeria is not isolated”.
The Minister also said that government is making concerted efforts to confront the numerous challenges with all the might available until the country comes out of the woods.
Tunji-Ojo reiterated that the eminent position of Nigeria in the comity of Nations and the greatness ahead of the country is achievable if we all work together in unity.
He said the nation’s warm welcoming spirit and love as well as its unbounded human capital and the richness of the land makes Nigeria unarguably the leading black Nation in the World.
He however, said that Nigeria would remain Africa’s pride and beacon of hope for the Renewed Hope of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.