Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has donated a sum of ten million naira and a van to the Nigerian Legion in the state.
Announcing the donation at his office while launching the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem, the governor said the gesture was in continuation of his administration’s quest to give logistics support to security agencies in Ogun state.
He called on the people, corporate organizations and government at all levels to support the worthy cause of remembering the heroes of the country by wearing the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem with pride.
Governor Abiodun pointed out that celebration of the heroes past was not just an opportunity to say thank you in words, but also indeed.
“Our soldiers are our symbols, they are the symbols of our national unity and sovereignty. I implore all of us as individuals and corporate organizations, government at all levels to support this very worthy and commendable cause by not just donating generously but by ensuring that we all wear this emblem with pride, it is the least that we can do,” he noted.
Abiodun, while restating his administration’s unwavering commitment to improving the state economy, assured that his administration would equally continue to implement its vision in line with the laid down “ISEYA” developmental agenda.
Speaking earlier, the chairman, Nigerian Legion in Ogun state, Orukotan Olumuyiwa, expressed delight at the gesture.
He described Armed Forces Remembrance Day as a great reminder of the mortalities and fatalities suffered by the nation’s fallen heroes, adding that soldiers are courageous mortals.