Federal Government Declares Tuesday Public Holiday

Nigerian workers will have the privilege of sitting back home in the comfort of their homes as the Federal government on Friday declared Tuesday, 29 May as public holiday to mark the 2018 Democracy Day, TheNation reports.

The announcement was made in a statement by the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, on behalf of the Federal Government and issued by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. M.B Umar.

Dambazau congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and pledged government’s continued dedication to entrenching democracy in the polity.

He urged all Nigerians to trust and support the government in its commitment to building an indivisible, peaceful and greater nation based on the tenets of democracy.

The Minister wished all Nigerians a Happy Democracy Day celebration.