Despite Security Challenges, Nigerians Have Reasons To Hail Our Armed Forces – APC

BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday declared that despite some security challenges which the nation currently grapples with, Nigerians have reasons to hail the gallantry and patriotism of our Armed Forces, particularly in degrading Boko Haram in the North East and militancy in the Niger Delta.

The APC which stated this while joining Nigerians to celebrate the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day and the end of the Nigerian Civil War on January 15, 1970, said it remembers our gallant military that fought for the unity and territorial integrity of our great country, Nigeria.

The governing Party said that one of its major campaign promises it made Nigerians before the 2015 elections was the security of Nigerians and therefore assured that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration remains solidly committed to ensuring that every Nigerian in every part of the country is able to live peacefully and go about their normal daily activities.

The Party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi further said; “At this point of our national life when our ethno-religious and political differences have pit many of our citizens against each other, we must rise above these seeming differences and work together with a  unity of purpose to achieve the country of our dreams.

“Our thoughts and prayers are also with our injured and fallen soldiers and with their friends, families and loved ones. We all have a duty to ensure the welfare of the families and dependants left behind.

“Internationally, Nigeria has contributed its own fair quota to the resolution of global conflicts through our soldiers fighting in two World Wars; contributing troops to the containment of strife in Tanganyika and Congo; not to mention our lead roles in the wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

“Again, as political activities heighten, we call on all Nigerians and indeed our political actors to eschew hate speeches and other divisive actions that can trigger violence.

“Like many other progressive nations of the world, Nigeria must embrace best practices such as tolerance, continuous dialogue, compromise and peaceful co-existence. Only then will we as a nation turn our diversity to strength.”