{"id":2086,"date":"2025-06-08T09:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giftconsult.com.ng\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2025-06-08T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:07:51","slug":"fg-declares-public-holiday-to-mark-democracy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giftconsult.com.ng\/blog\/fg-declares-public-holiday-to-mark-democracy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"FG DECLARES PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK DEMOCRACY DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior\u2019s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Ajani disclosed that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while declaring the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians for an uninterrupted 26 years of civil rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Tunji Ojo said, \u201cJune 12 represents our historic journey to building a nation where truth and justice reign and peace is sustained and our future assured. 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