Governor Umo Eno today joined others across the nation to mark the Nigerian Armed Forces/Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph, off Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo.
Sounding emotional, he spoke of the moment he lost his father, an officer of the Nigerian Police in the line of duty to the nation, and how his mother was saddled with the challenging task of raising five boys and a girl. He also saluted the sacrifices made by the fallen heroes and heroines of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
He thereafter donated the sum of 100 million Naira to the widows of the fallen heroes and another 25 million to the Nigerian Legion.
“As we honour these brave men and women, let us collectively shun tendencies that inflame passions in our polity.
“Let us celebrate our diversity and see the differences as reflected in our rainbow of colours as sources of strength rather than weakness to be exploited for a narrow individual or group’s political, social, or economic advantage.
”Let us lower the temperature of incendiary and divisive rhetoric; let us address the root causes of social tensions in our polity, which today have given rise to separatist agitations all over the nation.
“Today, as we gather all over the nation, let us not forget the families of those who paid the ultimate price; let us give them a reason to be proud that their husbands, sons, and daughters truly died for causes greater than their individual desires,” the governor added.
The highlight of the event was the laying of wreaths on the tomb of the unknown soldier, the ceremonial release of pigeons, and the symbolic 21 gunshots in memory of the fallen heroes.
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