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Wike To Give Out N60m To Families Of Three Slain Policemen
Wike To Give Out N60m To Families Of Three Slain Policemen
The N60 million emblem is unveiled.
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has promised N60 million to the families of three police officers killed by kidnappers in Rumuokoro, Obio-Akpor.
The governor praised the Rivers State police command for apprehending the assassins who kidnapped and later released a prominent figure (VIP).
The governor, who spoke at the Rivers State Emblem Appeal Fund Launching on Tuesday at Government House’s Banquet Hall in Port Harcourt, also launched the emblem with N50 million.
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Wike believes that yearly fund-raising for the welfare of war veterans and families of fallen heroes is unsustainable and should be discouraged.
He appealed to the federal government to set up a standing fund to cater for war veterans saying such provision could be replenished with yearly budgetary allocation as it was done in countries that truly valued the contributions of the security agencies.
The governor argued that that the day set aside to launch emblem should only be for remembrance purposes to reflect on the sacrifices made by men and women of the armed forces in keeping Nigerians together and ensuring that peace prevailed in the country.
“What I thought, as is done in advance countries, the day should be used for remembrance of their (veterans) efforts.
“That means, by now, as a country, we should have a standing fund that will take care of the families of the fallen heroes. That is what serious countries should be talking about.”
Wike said a sustainable provision would make the call on individuals and corporate entities by legionnaires to be a thing of the past.
He said: “When you say, you solicit for support of corporate bodies, they laugh at us and say what kind of country is this.
“People who have fought for you. People who have laid down their lives for you to be alive to survive, to continue with what you are doing, we are still talking about how do we support them?”
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