Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Bola Tinubu at the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony in Abuja, laying the first wreath at the Eagles Square. The event, held annually on January 15th, honors fallen compatriots and living veterans of the Nigerian armed forces.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima led other dignitaries to commemorate the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja, the country’s capital.
Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, was the first person to lay wreath during the annual event at the Eagles Square on Wednesday.Other officials at the event are Godswill Akpabio, senate president; Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, chief justice of Nigeria ; Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives; and George Akume, secretary of the government of the federation .
Armed Forces Remembrance Day is an annual event marked on the 15th January to commemorate the nation’s departed compatriots as well as to honour the living veterans. Traditionally, the president, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian armed forces, leads the laying of wreath and perform other ceremonial duties.The annual summit, which runs from January 12 to 18 January, was initiated by the UAE’s president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to promote global discussions on sustainability.
The last Nigerian president to miss the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day event is late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, former president, in January 2010.Yar’Adua was not in the country on the day of the event because of his ailing health. He was presented at the ceremony by Jonathan, his deputy at the time.Former presidents like Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari attended all the events of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day during their tenures.
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