The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, has hailed fallen heroes that sacrificed their lives in defence of Nigeria and security personnel who are in the field confronting various security challenges facing the nation.
He stated this in his independence message obtained by Blueprint Weekend in Abuja on Friday.
“As we mark this day, I want us to specially celebrate two groups of people. First are our fallen heroes and those who are in the field defending our freedoms and way of life. For over a decade our nation has been at war and more often than not we forget the heroic sacrifices made daily by our men and women in uniform.
“They wage war that we may have peace. Our troops have defended other nations, maintained the peace in far flung lands and today have the task of defending our land,” he said.
Kachikwu also commended Nigerians for their resilience over the years in the face of insecurity and rising food prices.
“The second group includes the Nigerian masses who are suffering in silence. They stay silent so that we may have peace. They suffer untold hardships as our economy gets worse, as job opportunities disappear, as our security situation worsens and as food prices escalate.”
According to him, these two sets of people are the true heroes of our nation. They maintain the silence of the grave in the face of hardship.
