The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration in a statement on Wednesday, congratulated all Nigerians on this year’s celebration.
He further assured of government’s commitment to tackling all the challenges facing the nation and bringing smiles to the faces of all the people.
“The world is going through dire economic and security challenges which have also affected our nation. However, I am assuring us all that the government will not abandon the people, but will continue to confront all these challenges with all the might at our disposal until respite comes our way”, the Minister said.
Aregbesola admonished Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration to reflect on the challenges facing the nation and the role individuals can play in addressing them.
He also urged Nigerians to work hard, shun any attraction to get rich through criminal and other immoral means, saying only through productivity can an individual and the nation create wealth and get rich.
He said we are defined not by the challenges besetting us, but by our diversity, strength, ingenuity and resilience.
He therefore, called on all Nigerians to collaborate with the present administration in its quest to ensure a better Nigeria for all citizens, both at home and abroad as this, would be a befitting tribute to our heroes past.
The Minister urged Nigerians to shun violence of any kind and be security conscious, to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency as well as through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS, saying, “when you see something do N-Alert for prompt response from security agents”.
