The Federal Government has declared May 2 and 3 (Monday and Tuesday) as public holidays to mark the 2022 Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr celebrations.
Dr Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday night in Abuja.
The statement, congratulating workers across the country on this year’s celebration, indicated that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.
It read that “Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.
“Labour is the very essence of humanity. We are alive because we work and only the dead is incapable of working.”
It enjoined workers to imbibe the culture of productivity, saying, “The end of work is productivity. It is productivity that leads to the satisfactory provision of goods and services and wealth creation. It is, therefore, the path to national and individual prosperity.”
It also urged workers to raise the bar of their trade in line with the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration’s drive to rev up the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation.
“The Minister also congratulates all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan.
“The self-restraint, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end but be maintained and improved upon in order to be a better person and true worshipper,” it read
