AFRD : Speaker Lauds Gallantry, Patriotism Of Armed Forces

The Nigerian Armed Forces have been commended for their gallantry and patriotism.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen gave the commentation in a message to commemorate this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day which is marked every January 15, to celebrate Nigeria’s fallen heroes.

According to the Speaker, Nigeria will not have been able to experience prosperity if the country was not safe and secured for businesses and other economic activities to thrive.

This, he says, underscores the critical role of the Armed Forces in the general wellbeing of the nation.

Dr Abbas notes that while parts of the country still experience security threats, the Armed Forces have risen to the occasion most times.

He however, urges the military, security agencies to do more in securing lives and property, which he notes is the primary responsibility of the government.

The Speaker equally mourns security agents who have died in the line of duty, describing their deaths as heroic sacrifice.

He says the supreme prices they paid in their efforts to make the country liveable will not be forgotten.

Speaker Abbas says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has significantly boosted the morale of service men by rejigging the security architecture, compensating the families of fallen heroes, as well as clearing backlogs of unpaid salaries and allowances to serving and retired service men.

By Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji