Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state on Wednesday donated N25m to support the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
He gave the donation while launching the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem in Lafia.
Sule explained that the day was set aside every year to remember the falling heroes for the optimal sacrifices they had made to keep the country indivisible.
The governor promised to continue to give priority to the welfare of the falling heroes and their families.
He, therefore, directed all government officials to support the ex-servicemen and continue to wear the 2025 emblem until the end of the celebration in January 2025.
The emblem was launched by the Nigerian Legion in collaboration with the Nasarawa state ministry of women and social development.
Speaking, state commissioner for women affairs and social development, Aisha Eufa’i
said that the ministry would continue to support the wives and children of the falling heroes to make their lives worthwhile.
She also called on individuals and groups to support the families of the falling heroes, considering the supreme sacrifices they had made.
In his remarks, Nasarawa state chairman of Nigerian Legion, Col. Hamidu Almajiri rtd. said that the launch of the emblem was to remember their comrades and honor those still alive.
He explained that the legion has a responsibility to cater to the families of their falling comrades and appealed for support from the government and spirited individuals.
