Ayodele Olalere
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday launched the Army Emblem and Appeal Fund, ahead of the January 15, 2020 commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance day.
The governor received the ex-servicemen at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja and called for continuous support for those who paid the supreme price of laying their lives for the continued coexistence and unity of the nation
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While thanking the governor for the initiative, the Commandant-General, Nigerian Legion, Lagos State Council, Fola Akande urged the people and government to support and identify with the widows, children and families of the fallen heroes by donating generously, and buying and wearing the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration emblem .
He
urged the governor to consider some of their requests, which include
patrol vehicles and bikes for supervision and monitoring of its
personnel deployed to various locations as security operatives for
Ministry, Departments and Agencies of government, as well as engagement
and employment of more Legion Commissionaire officers as security to
guard public Schools in the state.
Highlights of the occasion is
the decoration of the governor, his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat and five
other cabinet members with the Armed Forces Day Rememberance emblem,
while the governor promised to look into the requests made by the
Legion.
