Remembrance Day: Sanwo-Olu commends security officers on peace keeping

He additionally counseled them for safeguarding the nation in opposition to exterior aggression.

The governor mentioned that Nigerians must be grateful to God for celebrating this yr’s ceremony regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He additionally applauded the organisers of the programme, noting that, in spite of the present scenario of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and different components of the world, they might sustain with the yearly ritual, whereas adhering to security protocols.

“It’s normally a yearly ceremony and we’re grateful that this yr’s ceremony may nonetheless be noticed.

“I wish to congratulate and commend all of our officers within the navy and in addition the Nigeria Police, however extra particularly males of the Legion and everyone that has participated on this yr’s Armed Forces Remembrance ceremony.

“I feel it has been a testimonial and it’s a yearly ritual that we’re grateful to God that we are able to nonetheless hold this yr’s exercise as essential as it’s.

“We have been nonetheless in a position to observe all the protocols and you can see that every part has gone very nicely.

“We’re grateful to the organisers that they’ve been in a position to put this collectively once more,´´ Sanwo-Olu mentioned.

Sanwo-Olu throughout the Armed Forces Remembrance Day laid the wreath on the arcade and in addition launched white pigeons and balloons into the air.

Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to the Lagos State Authorities, Mrs Folasade Jaji; Service Commanders; State Chairman of Nigeria Legion and different dignitaries additionally laid the wreath throughout the ceremony in reminiscence of the falling heroes.

The occasion was attended by the service chiefs and members of the State Government Council.

The Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Lagos Chapter, Retired Col. Samuel Akande, known as on the federal government to look into the legion members´ medical incapacity allowance.

“Our medical incapacity allowance has been reduce off, the little we’re having shouldn’t be coming promptly on the acceptable time.

“There are lot of cash that the previous late President had permitted to be paid to us about 22 years in the past however we didn’t see something,” Akande mentioned.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, mentioned that the police have been going to enhance on their safety methods to maintain Lagos safer.