Independence Day celebration: FG sets up committee

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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the 2024 Independence Day Celebration.

The committee will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing all approved activities to commemorate the country’s independence.

Nigeria, which gained independence from Britain in 1960, will celebrate its 64th Independence Day on October 1.

According to a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, the committee was inaugurated on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza  Usman on behalf of the SGF, George Akume.

Akume noted that there won’t be an elaborate celebration to reflect the tough times in the country.

“While inaugurating the Inter-Ministerial Committee, the Chairman of the Committee, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman said that the 64th Independence Anniversary celebration will be low-keyed to reflect the trying times the nation is undergoing. Punch