On Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Governor Sanwo-Olu honors surviving and deceased officers.

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has praised the valiant efforts of serving Nigerian military commanders and dead heroes in preserving the country.

Sanwo-Olu presented the award at the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony.

On Monday, the ceremony was conducted at The Remembrance Arcade in Tafawa Balewa Square to remember dead warriors.

He stated that the ceremony, which culminated the observance of the Year 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, was an annual tradition to recognize and honor dead heroes and personnel of the Armed Forces who have served Nigeria in some capacity.

According to him, the government will continue to appreciate and encourage the Armed Forces.

The Governor said the occasion had become a ”National Day to pray for the departed souls, the incapacitated security personnel and serving military officers, their families and Nigeria”.

He said: ”It is a day to continue to remember them, to remember their families and the loved ones that they left behind. We will continue to pray for the repose of the souls of the fallen heroes.

”We will continue to commit their families into God’s Hands.

”It is a significant day wherein the government, if not all Nigerians, appreciate all of their efforts and what they have done; and for the serving officers to know that the country will continue to appreciate their gallant works, even while they are alive or even when they pass on”.

Sanwo-Olu stated that the gathering was an opportunity to recognize the contributions of fallen heroes and security professionals.

”It is an occasion where the nation comes together to recognize and acknowledge all of our fallen heroes, our gallant soldiers that have indeed, served this country in one form or the other for decades, as well as protected it,” he said.

The gun salutes, the releasing of white pigeons, and the minute of silence in remembrance of the fallen warriors were among the event’s highlights.

Prayers were also said for the troops, Armed Forces members, their families, the Lagos State Government, and Nigeria.