Workers’ Day: Federal Govt Declares Monday Public Holiday

By Kasim Isa Muhammad

Kanempress

29th April, 2023.

The federal government has declared Monday, May 1st as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day.

This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the federal government. He congratulated workers across the country on this year’s celebration.

Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts were largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.

He said; “There is dignity in labour. We have to have dedication and commitment to the work we do because it is vital to nation-building.”

He 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.”

He, therefore, called on all Nigerians to be part of the nation’s security architecture by being vigilant and reporting suspicious individuals and activities to law enforcement agencies nearest to them, noting that security is everybody’s responsibility.

The minister asked citizens to report security threats by making use of the N-Alert Application on Android and iOS.