President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to appreciate the military because they keep us together as a nation.
Jonathan who spoke during a presidential dinner he organised in honour of widows of the nation’s fallen heroes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja said “Most of you (the widows) would have been surprised that why should the President call us here. It has not happened before. This is the first time that the President would be interacting with the wives of the fallen heroes.
“We appreciate the services of your husbands and your fathers within the armed forces and other security agencies, because we sleep while they are in fears and while protecting the nation, some of them paid the supreme sacrifice.
“That is why I personally get worried when some public utterances that are not expected are made of them.
“All nations respect their military and their intelligent services because without these people, we wouldn’t have been here. Without these people, there wouldn’t have been any Nigeria.
“What keep us together as a nation are the activities of these people. I use this opportunity to call on all of us Nigerians to continue to show gratitude and appreciation to our security services.”