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Gov Diri Seeks Better Welfare For Armed Forces

Gov Diri Seeks Better Welfare For Armed Forces

News Feature, Press Release
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, called for better funding and equipping of the Nigerians Armed Forces. The governor said this would serve as motivation for the military in the bid to end insurgency and insecurity in the country. Senator Diri stated this during the interdenominational service to mark the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a press release, quoted the governor as saying that January 15 was set aside in Nigeria to remember fallen heroes of the First and Second World War as well as the Nigeria Civil War. He noted that the society needs to also do enough in respecting the lives of every security personnel just as they honour the memories of ...