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Osinbajo attends 25th commemoration of Rwandan genocide in Kigali
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Nigeria for Kigali, Rwanda to join world leaders in the ceremonies marking 25th National Commemoration of the Genocide
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has departed Nigeria to join other world leaders and top dignitaries to participate as a Special Guest in the ceremonies marking 25th National Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi holding today in Kigali, Rwanda.
Some of the activities lined up for the event include the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the wreaths laying ceremony and lighting of the flame by the President of the Republic of Rwanda and Special Guests.
April 7, 1994, marked the beginning of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda perpetrated by the Hutu extremist-led government.
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In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed 7 April the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
The Vice President is expected back into the country later today, a statement by Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President said.
Janet
April 7, 2019 at 10:05 pm
Nigeria has got the most hardworking VP ever, we trust him to deliver excellently at the event. God bless the Vp
Falomo joy love
April 7, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Mr vice president keep representing us well….may God bless you sir
Ogundele teju
April 7, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Osinbajo has never for once had course to rest at all,chaiii this man they try
Olaoye Ayotunde
April 7, 2019 at 1:04 pm
The Vice President’s trip is in honor of the united nations declaration of 7the April to mark the genocide that occur in Rwanda in 2004. Not that he and the President just left the country without approval
oke Francis
April 7, 2019 at 12:58 pm
This is sign that we have a knowledgeable VP