The Federal Government has officially declared Monday, October 2, as a public holiday in observance of the 63rd independence celebration.
This declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the government in Abuja.
Dr. Tunji-Ojo extended congratulations to all Nigerians, both within the country and in the Diaspora, on this significant occasion. He also took the opportunity to reassure Nigerians of the government’s unwavering commitment to addressing the various challenges facing the nation.
“It is today a known fact that difficult Socio-Economic and Security challenges are global, and Nigeria is not isolated,”the Minister said in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade.
Tunji-Ojo 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.
He said 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.
The Minister maintained Nigeria would remain Africa’s pride and beacon of hope for the Renewed Hope of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
