By Stanley Onyekwere
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed all staff and visitors to the Administration must wear the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day’s emblem, in order to access the premises of the FCTA’s headquarters.
According to the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who gave the directive, it is in line with the directive of President Muhammad Buhari.
Bello, in a statement from the Chief Press Secretary, FCT Administration, Anthony Ogunleye, urged all to purchase the emblem to support the activities of the Nigeria Legion.
He also pledged the continued support of the FCT Administration for the Nigeria Legion to help support widows and children of the nation’s fallen heroes.
The Minister made the pledge, when he received a delegation of the National Planning Committee for Emblem Decoration led by the National Chairman of the Nigeria Legion Maj. Gen A.M Jibril on a visit to the FCTA to decorate the Minister with the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem
In the words of the Minister: “Effective from tomorrow (Friday morning), and in line with the directive of Mr. President, all staff and visitors to the FCTA headquarters and all our offices must wear the emblem until January 15, 2023. And we encourage staff and visitors to donate generously”.
Furthermore, the Minister commended the Nigeria Legion for the good work it has been doing in caring for the families of the nation’s fallen heroes and congratulated its leadership for the successful establishment of its FCT office.
Earlier, Maj. Gen. Jibril had commended the Minister for the support the Nigeria Legion has enjoyed from the FCT Administration while appealing for more support for the success of yet another year of armed forces remembrance.
Highlight of the visit was the decoration of the Minister and some top officials of the FCTA with the emblem.
Also present were the Chief of staff to the Minister, Malam Bashir Mai-Bornu, Kwali Area Council Chairman, Hon Danladi Chiya, the Director Human Resources Management Department, Dr Bashir Muhammed Secretary General, Nigeria Legion, Maj V.O Abiola (Rtd) and other senior officials of the FCTA and he Nigeria Legion
