By Fowewe Abdullateef
Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the federal government has declared Monday public holiday.
According to the statement released on Friday (May 26 2023) by Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, the outgoing Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja.
According to the statement, the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola charged Nigerians to shun any form of violence and other untoward acts.
“Democracy anywhere is an unfinished business and the only way it can keep developing and serve its end of being the vehicle to good governance and the welfare of all the people is by adhering to its tenets of rule of law, support for democratic institutions, promotion of free and responsible press and advancement of the frontiers of freedom for all the people,” he stated.
