As part of activities marking the Workers’ Day, the Federal Government at the weekend, declared Monday, May 1, as a public holiday.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who announced the public holiday in a release endorsed by his Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, noted that the untiring efforts of the workers have placed Nigeria in a pedestal among comity of Nations.
According to him, Nigerian workers are largely responsible for the greatness of this country and the respect Nigeria currently commands in the comity of nations.
“There is dignity 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 said.
The Minister implored the workers to strive at all times to imbibe the culture of productivity, noting that “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.”
Aregbesola enjoined the workers to endeavour to raise the bar of their trade in line with the regime of President, Muhammadu Buhari’s drive to upgrade the vehicle of governance and make all the people of Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the nation.
The minister 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.
