Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu emphasized Thursday that Nigeria’s future leader must originate from the south of the country in order to ensure equality and fairness.
In Akure, Akeredolu stated that “there is a need to rotate the Presidency for equality and fairness” if Nigeria is to survive.
He spoke at a service to mark the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day observance at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Region 22, Akure.
The commemoration, according to the governor, was intended to reinvigorate interest in the plight of the relatives, dependents, and families of Nigerians who lost their lives in conflicts and peacekeeping missions around the world.
He stated: “I am equally mindful of the fact that several security challenges have claimed the lives of many of our great officers and soldiers.
“Indeed, the selfless services of our men in this noble profession, to ensuring national cohesion and global peace cannot be quantified.
“The annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration is, therefore, to honour our departed war heroes and veterans and appreciate those still alive, particularly those that had suffered various deprivations in the cause of their duties and operations.
“I wish to reiterate that the annual celebration will not be complete without creating an avenue for us to thank God for how far he had led us as a nation and as a state.
“This solemn service is equally an opportunity to commit the dependants of the departed heroes and those amongst them that are still alive, into God’s hands.
However, Akeredolu recently sanctioned N533,948 million for the payment of WASSCE exam fees for pupils enrolled in public schools throughout the state.
This “followed a memo given to the governor by the State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology and signed by the Commissioner for Education, Femi Agagu,” according to a statement from the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde.
