Saminu Zawai Mandawari
President Bola Tinubu, alongside Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, among others, laid wreaths at the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in honor of the Nigerian military personnel who died in the line of duty.
For the first time since assuming office, the President presided over the historic event at the National Arcade in Abuja, inspecting a Guard of Honor mounted by detachments of the Nigerian Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Nigerian Legion.
Afterward, Tinubu laid a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier as a mark of last respect to the fallen heroes who paid the supreme price to preserve the nation’s territorial integrity and peace globally.
Three volleys of 21-gun salute were fired at the event, followed by the signing of the Remembrance Day Anniversary register by the President, who released white pigeons to indicate the nation’s harmony.
