Nigeria Marks 2023 Armed Forces Remeberance Day

President Muhammadu Buhari led a wreath-laying event and reviewed a presidential parade at the National Arcade in Abuja today, January 15 in commemoration of the 2023 armed forces remeberance day celebration.

Also present were, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Kayode Ariwoola; and the service chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, among other dignitaries.

Though the prayers to be said in both Christian and Islamic ways, President Buhari as the Special Guest of Honour laid a wreath to honour the fallen heroes.

Thereafter, Professor Osinbajo and others took turns to pay respect to the soldiers who paid the supreme price while protecting the nation’s territorial integrity.

In the course of the celebration, ceremonies are scheduled to hold across various states of the federation during which governors are expected to pay tributes to the nation’s fallen heroes.