FG declares Friday, Monday public holiday to mark Easter

The federal government has declared Friday April the 19th and Monday 22nd as public holidays to mark the 2019 Easter celebration.

The minister of interior lieutenant general Abdulrahman Dambazau made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja.

He enjoined all Christians to emulate the exemplary attributes of Jesus Christ amongst which are tolerance, love and peaceful co-existence.

Dambazau urged all Nigerians home and abroad to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria, irrespective of diversity in religious beliefs.