On Sunday, January 15, President Muhammadu Buhari led the celebration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day alongside the vice president Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara.
President Buhari told the troops to be steadfast in their fight against terrorism and pursuit of peace
During the ceremony, President Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki and Dogara took turns in laying wreaths for the soldiers who had died in the line of duty.
However, aside laying the wreaths, the president also had a video conversation with Nigerian troops fight insurgency and unrest in Sambisa – Boko Haram’s deadliest hideout, Yola and those on peace keeping mission in Liberia.
The president in his speech encouraged the troops to be steadfast in sustaining peace in these areas.
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Among officers he spoke directly with include the commanders in the three locations – Major General Victor Ezugwu, Acting GOC, 7 Division, Nigerian Army (Sambisa Forest); Major General Salihu Uba, Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and Air Commodore Charles Owoh, Air Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Air Force Base Yola.
Read transcript of President Buhari’s conversion with the commanders below:
To the troops in Sambisa forest:
Good morning officers and men of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army. You have done Nigeria a great pride.
Your success was received spontaneously by all Nigerians. I congratulate you and thank you very much for the honour done to the country and to us.
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Well done!
I wish you and your families well and I hope that you are in touch with your families. I wish you more success and please maintain the standard of discipline and efficiency. Thank you very much
To troops on United Nation Mission In Liberia
Good morning General (Salihu Uba, Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in Liberia). We thank God and we thank technology. I can see you and I can hear you.
I am impressed with the turnout of your men and I thank you for keeping the flag flying on the performance of Nigerian military in the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
God willing as you briefed us, in 2018, the last contingent of Nigeria troops in Liberia will come back. I sincerely wish them a successful operation and I wish the General the best of luck.
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To the troops at the Nigeria Air Force Base, Yola
That was a good presentation. I get a regular briefing from your Chief of Air Staff. Your performance speaks for itself and you have raised the morale of your colleagues in the military especially the army. With your hi-tech performance and platforms, we have been able to restore the sanity and the territorial integrity of Nigeria; I congratulate you. For the officers and men, you know you cannot be over-trained.
With your hi-tech outfit, training has to be continuous and I am very pleased with the initiative that you have taken in the maintenance of equipment.
It is very encouraging and a boost to our morale here.
I congratulate you and please pass my message to your families that we are very mindful of their patience and anxiety whenever you are in the field. Thank you very much indeed.
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