Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 2 public holiday in commemoration of the nation’s 63rd independence celebration.
This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, in Abuja.
According to her, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora.
He assured Nigerians of the government’s continued commitment to tackling 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 government is really making efforts to confront the varied and numerous challenges with all the might available until respite comes.
“Eminent position of Nigeria in the comity of nations and the greatness ahead of the country is achievable if everyone work together in unity,” he said.
The Minister stated that Nigeria’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.
This, he said, is Africa’s pride and beacon of hope for the ‘Renewed Hope’ of President Bola Tinubu.
While wishing the citizens a memorable independence celebration, the minister recalled that Nigeria’s founding fathers, in spite of the differences in faith, tribe, and tongue, came together for her freedom which everyone enjoys today.
He assured Nigerians that the present administration through the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda would ensure a better Nigeria for all citizens, as a befitting tribute to the heroes’ past.
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