The Federal Government has declared Monday October 2 as a public holiday in commemoration of the 63rd independence celebration.
The Minister of Interior,Dr Olubunmi Tunji- Ojo made the declaration In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary ,Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade in Abuja.
The Minister congratulated all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on the occasion and assured that the government is tackling the”socio – economic and security challenges” with all its might to make Nigeria great again.
He 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.
According to him,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.
