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Federal Government Declares Thursday October 1 Public Holiday To Mark 60th Independence Anniversary

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, October 1, as a public holiday to mark the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary.

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee while giving assurances of the government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation of the country.

This disclosure was contained in a statement which was issued on Tuesday, September 29, and titled, ‘FG Declares Thursday, October 1, 2020, Public Holiday to Mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary’.

It was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah on behalf of the Federal Government.
According to the statement, the minister praised Nigerians for the feats in the economy, education, the creative sector, amongst others.

The statement also quoted Aregbesola as saying;
THOUGH CELEBRATING SIXTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE REALLY CALLS FOR POMP AND PAGEANTRY, BUT WITH THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS FORCED ALL NATIONS IN THE WORLD TO THINK AND ACT CAUTIOUSLY, WE CANNOT AVOID THE IMPERATIVE OF A LOW-KEYED CELEBRATION AT THIS TIME.

He added that;
WHILE WISHING NIGERIANS A FRUITFUL INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION, HE REMINDED THEM OF THE FACT THAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, IN SPITE OF THE DIFFERENCES IN FAITH, TRIBE AND TONGUE CAME TOGETHER FOR NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE.


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