Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met Nigeria’s oldest surviving soldier, rtd Amuda Aluko, at the grand finale of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and Combat Support Arms Training Week, Igbere TV reports.


Igbere TV reports that Osinbajo met the 104-year-old on Saturday when he represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event held at Ikeja Cantonment parade ground in Lagos.


Since 1976, Nigerian Army Day has been celebrated every July 6.


The Vice President tweeted his encounter with the retired soldier.


“Sometimes on the job, I get to meet incredible people. Today, I met perhaps Nigeria’s oldest surviving soldier, 104 year-old, RTD Private Amuda Aluko at the Army Day Celebrations.


“He is almost as old as the Amalgamation of the the protectorates that became Nigeria,” Osinbajo said.


At the event, Mr Buhari pledged his administration’s political will and determination towards ridding the country of insurgency and other forms of criminalities.


He urged the judiciary to ensure timely dispensation of justice in the cases of arrested bandits.


“Several bandits’ hideouts and camps have been destroyed and hundreds of arrests have been made.


“It is now up to our Judiciary to ensure that justice is meted out, not just comprehensively, but in a timely manner,” he said.


Buhari added that his administration would intensify efforts to bring back the remaining Chiboks girls, Leah Shuaribu, and others who were still in Boko Haram captivity.

Source; http://igberetvnews.com/821250/just-in-vp-osinbajo-meets-nigerias-oldest-surviving-soldier-in-lagos-photo-video/

Old soldier never dies.

Pay his pension & gratuity ooo....

Not just visiting empty handed

Wow grew and retired as a private like seriously?

was that how dead his brain is.

I don't know who needs to hear this. These days, people don't like you or stick around you because they like you or have reasons to. But because of what you have achieved or what you have or what they can get from you and once your situation changes to not having anything, they disappear. They never remember what you did to them.

.

Once a soldier is always a soldier

Woah, old age is not friendly at all


Hmmm, God bless his life sha



For original human hair and wigs check my signature

This is a soldier not all those Facebook and Instagram army we have these days that can't do more than bullying armless civilians.

God bless you grandpa

Will meeting him solve insecurity?.... Mtcheew!

Private hmm

kayusely70:
Old soldier never dies.

Give him time

Seen

respect

No only our yeastern brother fit explain

Tah,,he is not the oldest.. My in-law,, Emmanuel okochukwu Agbo is d oldest..

God bless old soldier

tyup:
Wow grew and retired as a private like seriously?

was that how dead his brain is.

^^^

Every goat wants to be savage, these days. Mannerless turd.

Na this baba be old sorja

I no wan laugh

If this man shout for you ehh, na run..
There's one in my community, very tall even at old age, clear eyes, he's sending u on errand and u tell him to repeat what he said, na bark...he wrote down his Bio data and asked me to register his sim, DOB: 1920

kayusely70:
Old soldier never dies.

if na for pension, buhari dey try. i nor go lie that one.

franchasng:
I heard from an insider at the Presidential caucus that Osinbajo tendered his resignation letter but the President refused to accept it, who has heard this too

I learnt his reason for resigning was Buhari locking him out of security meeting with northern service chiefs for the 3rd time counting.

The President's kitchen cabinet advised Buhari not to accept it in order not to lose Yoruba people's support

Young man, you are hearing from the devil, the earlier you run to church for deliverance the better for you.