SAN FRANCISCO, January 11, (THEWILL) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo believes that in spite of the religious, ethnic and political differences in the country, Nigeria is better off together.
Osinbajo said this on Sunday at the Interdenominational Church Service for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, which held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja.
Represented at the event by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the vice-president said Nigerians “must at every opportunity insist that every great multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation has, through thick and thin, fought to realize the great dividends of diversity and pluralism.”
As a mark of honour, Osinbajo was quoted by his media aide, Laolu Akande, as urging Nigerians to, as a mark of respect, honour the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces and show more commitment to the unity of the nation and the task of building a better society.
He, however, admitted that “the struggle to ensure a more perfect federation is a lifelong enterprise to which each generation must resolutely commit.”
“It is to the memories of these heroes and heroines that we pledge in the words of our National anthem: that “the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain.
“That promise that their blood, spilled on the field of battle, will not be wasted, is the burden that we, the living, bear. And it is an onerous one indeed”, Osinbajo added.
