The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, 2023 as a public holiday to mark year 2023 Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday which commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice.
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. 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 also urges workers to raise the bar of their trade in line with the regime of President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)’s drive to upgrade the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation. He commended all security agencies for the successes recorded in the fight against criminals across the country, as he encouraged them not to relent but go all out to deter the criminals whenever they raised their heads.
