<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">WHEREAS Sunday the 1st July, 2001                                               Republic Day, is a statutory                                               public holiday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              WHEREAS Monday the 2nd of July,                                               2001 is not a statutory public                                               holiday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              WHEREAS in the absence of the                                               President the Vice-President                                               performs the functions of the                                               President.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                               NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the                                               powers conferred on the President                                               under section 3 of the Public                                               Holidays Act, 2001 (Act 601), the                                               President being satisfied that it                                               would be inexpedient for Sunday                                               the 1st of July, 2001 to be                                               observed as a public holiday,                                               makes this Instrument this 28th                                               day of June, 2001.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Monday the 2nd of July, 2001 is                                               declared a public holiday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              ALHAJI ALIU MAHAMA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Vice President</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 29th                                               June, 2001.</span></p>