FG Declares Monday Public Holiday for Workers’ Day

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Monday, May 1, 2023, has been declared by the federal government as a public holiday to observe this year’s Workers’ Day.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, praised workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice, but charged them to raise the bar of their trade in line with the current administration’s drive to upgrade the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation.

According to him, their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.

“There is dignity in labour, we have to have dedication and commitment to the work you do, because it is vital to nation-building,” Mr Aregbesola said.

“The end of work is productivity. It is productivity that leads to satisfactory provision of goods and services and wealth creation. It is therefore the path to national and individual prosperity,” he added.

The Minister assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration was fully committed to the security of life and property of every citizen and foreigner in the country and will not slow down in any area, even as his tenure is about to come to an end.