The Federal Government has declared Wednesday and Thursday public holidays to enable Muslims celebrate the Eid-el-fitri as against the Tuesday and Wednesday earlier declared.
Explaining the slight adjustment, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau said in a statement he issued in Abuja on Tuesday that it was due to "the directive by the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, to the effect that the Ramadan fast continues today (Tuesday) as a result of the non-sighting of the moon".
He added that the Federal Government has now declared Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July, 2016 as public holidays.
The statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Bassey Akpanyung partly read;
"In making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, urged Nigerians to use this period of sober reflections to ensure harmony, unity and peaceful co-existence, while giving full support to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sustained effort to pursue socio-economic and political growth of the nation.
"The Honourable Minister wishes Nigerians a peaceful celebration," the statement added.
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