The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day celebration.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Friday.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Shuaib Belgore, issued a statement on Friday praising Nigerian workers for their “hard work, diligence, and sacrifice,” noting that these qualities are largely responsible for Nigeria’s greatness and the respect the country now commands among other nations.
The minister 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 satisfactory provision of goods and services and wealth creation. It is therefore the path to national and individual prosperity.”
The minister advised staff to improve their standards in accordance with President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), push to modernise the governance apparatus and ensure that all Nigerians reap the maximum benefits of the country.
The minister applauded the efforts of the security services and urged them to continue putting in their fullest effort whenever criminals reared their ugly heads wherever in the country.
