BREAKING: President Tinubu Declares 2 Day Holidays for Eid-il-Kabir Celebration
- President Bola Tinubu has announced Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays for the celebration of the Eid-il-Kabir festival
- The announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade on Monday
- Eid-Il-Kabir is a celebration that is held as part of the Hajj rites carried out by Muslims across the world as many of them gathered in Mecca and Medina to carry out the rites
PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy!
FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has announced Wednesday and Thursday, June 28 and 29 as public holidays for the celebration.
According to Channels TV, the announcement was made in a statement by the Ministry of Interior's Permanent Secretary, Oluwatoyin Akinlade on Monday, June 26.
Source: Twitter
When is the Eid-il-Kabir celebration
The statement reads in part:
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
“The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29, 2023, Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora.”
Akinlade enjoined Muslims and all Nigerians “to make sacrifices for the growth and development of our communities and our great country, Nigeria”.
President Tinubu announces new public holiday
The permanent secretary expressed hope that the prayers and sacrifices of the season will restore the much-desired peace and unity in the country's desire.
The Eid-il-Kabir festival is one of the ritual rites carried out in the Dhul-Hijjah, the last 12th months of the lunar month to remember the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibraham in the Islamic practice.
The ritual rites involved taking six days in Mecca and Medina, the location where Prophet Ibrahim reportedly carried out the act and those who could not travel to Saudi Arabia from Nigeria are expected to kill animals if they have the capacity to do so.
President Tinubu to return to Nigeria on Tuesday
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has been disclosed to be planning to return to Lagos on Tuesday for the celebration of Sallah.
A source closer to the development disclosed that the President has planned to celebrate Sallah in Lagos, a commercial city in Nigeria.
According to the source, an advanced team has already been sent to the Western State ahead of the President's return on Tuesday.
Source: Legit.ng
