Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Badaru Inaugurates NPC

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has charged members of the newly inaugurated National Planning Committee of the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration to give their best contribution to the event which is set aside to celebrate the fallen heroes and veterans for their sacrifice to the nation.

The Minister said this while inaugurating the  23-man National Planning Committee (NPC) to commence preparation towards marking the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC) in Abuja.

While inaugurating the Committee, he said the Federal Government remains grateful to the fallen heroes who laid their lives to guarantee the corporate existence of this country.

The minister therefore urged members to come up with laudable initiatives to celebrate the patriotism displayed by our fallen heroes.

Badaru said: “They have given their lives for the peace and security of our dear nation and are therefore worthy of being celebrated as a mark of appreciation and the events are specifically organized to honour and celebrate those that have laid down their lives in the defence of our territorial integrity and promotion of global peace”.

Members of the National Planning Committee were drawn from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.

Armed Forces Remembrance Day is an annual event marked on the 15th of January to commemorate the nation’s departed compatriots as well as to honour our living veterans.