FCT minister pledges support for Nigerian Legion

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, has pledged the continuous support of the FCT administration to the Nigerian Legion.

He made the pledge when members of the legion paid a courtesy visit to the FCTA and to decorate him and other principal officers of the administration with the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem.

Bello also commended members of the Nigerian military for their contributions to nation-building, including the creation of the FCT, whose founding fathers, he said, were made up mostly of former members of the Armed Forces.

He promised to work with members of the legion to support the families of members of the military, who paid the supreme price in the line of duty.

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The minister, especially had kind words for members of the Legion posted to the FCTA, who he said, were very hard working and often went beyond the call of duty in the carrying out their assignments.

He assured members of the legion that FCTA’s donation for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day would be paid promptly while all staff would be encouraged to wear the emblem at all times as a mark of respect for the nation’s fallen heroes.

Speaking earlier, the leader of the delegation and National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Brigadier-General Jones Akpa (retd), said that the Legion was empowered by law to oversee the management of all welfare issues of veterans who have disengaged honourably from the Nigerian Armed Forces.

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a predictable 30-day cycle of payment of pension to veterans thereby removing a major impediment to their welfare.

He also expressed the Legion’s appreciation to the FCTA for all the support rendered to it over the years.

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; Permanent Secretary, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa and other principal officers were decorated with the emblem.

 

Nigerian Tribune