Independence day october first as federal government says it continues as public holiday on monday

The Federal Government has declared Monday
as public holiday to mark the nation’s 56th
independence anniversary celebration.
Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), the
Minister of Interior made the declaration on
behalf of the FG as he congratulated Nigerians
at home and abroad on the commemoration of
this year’s independence anniversary.
He assured them that the government was
working assiduously to put in place “various
palliative measures to cushion the effect Of the economic challenges
The minister, in a statement by the acting
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji
Muhammadu Maccido on Thursday in Abuja,
urged all Nigerians to continue to support
President Muhammadu Buhari in his “avowed
determination to build a strong, virile and united
country in line with the dream of the country’s
founding fathers.”
“He wished all Nigerians a happy anniversary
celebration,” it added.by Chibabynaija2