The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
The Minister congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and charged them to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its plan at ensuring a United and prosperous Nation.
Aregbesola urged Nigerians to shun any form of agitation that threatens the unity of the country and ensure that Nigeria remains one United and Indivisible Entity,stressing that no development can take place in an acrimonious environment.
He said with the challenges Nigeria is facing today, reasons and opportunities abound for the Country not to break up or break down but to break open and open up to ourselves in truth so that we may appreciate each other, understand each other, honour each other and live together in peace and prosperity.
While assuring that there is light at the end of the tunnel, the Minister added that President Buhari has put measures in place to secure the lives and property of Nigerians and stabilise the economy.
