Insurgency: Mark urges Armed Forces to fight to keep Nigeria together

President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, for the umpteenth time took stock of the unabating insecurity and terrorism tearing the nation apart and tasked the Nigerian Armed Forces to fight harder in order to keep Nigeria united and secured.

Senator Mark said the insecurity situation has become so worrisome that Nigerians seems to be worried about their future.

He however noted that the Armed Forces “remains the last man standing in this difficult situation. It is therefore incumbent on our Armed Forces to rise up to the challenge in order to secure Nigeria and Nigerians”.

Senator Mark was speaking after the National Coordinator of 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas decorated him with the emblem.

He assured that the government is conscious of the challenges faced by the officers and men of the Armed Forces especially in the North east region where militants believed to be Islamic sect, Boko Haram is holding the region captive .

Senator Mark promised that the Government is more than ever before prepared to improve on their welfare including modern equipment to fight the war.

“Government is appreciative of your pains and sacrifices to keep Nigeria united. We can only encourage you to keep on the good work in order to make Nigeria a safer and better place.” Mark urged.

In addition the senate President tasked the military Training and Doctrine Unit to propose a legislation to the National Assembly on how to provide for the upkeep of members of the families of the fallen heroes who died in the course of fighting to keep Nigeria one .

This he opined is imperative so that their efforts and sacrifices would not be in vain.

Such fallen heroes he stressed, deserves National Honours for their gallantry “because they died so that we may live.”

The National Coordinator of the 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas explained that the annual event is to remember the supreme sacrifices of our fallen heroes who fought to keep Nigeria together saying “whatever proceeds realized from the sale of the emblem would be channeled for the upkeep of the dependents of the fallen heroes.

Paul Mumeh
Chief Press Secretary to the President of the Senate

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