Unite The World Peace Torch Foundation, Celebrates Late Murtala Mohammed
Unite The World Peace Torch Foundation at the weekend celebrated former Military Head of State, Late Gen. Murtala Ramat Muhammed, GCFR with a memorial Peace Torch Relay held at the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos.
The Peace Torch Relay show also marked the Golden jubilee anniversary of his assassination which happened on February, 13, 1976.
President of World Peace Tourch Foundation, Coach Messenger Benson A.K.A Bendo, explained that The Memorial Peace Torch Relay which is in it’s 5th edition was initiated to honour the late Head of State, who was seen as friend of the common masses.
According Coach Bendo, he was forced to come up with the Peace Torch Relay idea after the Federal Government stopped observing every February 13th as a Public Holiday in honour of the former head of state.
”The main purpose of this Peace Torch Relay is to remember and celebrate Late Murtala Mohammed, who served this country with all his heart. He was a great leader, who brought himself at the same level with the poor.
”His administration brought smiles on the faces of Nigerians. Under his government prices of food items became available and affordable for the common people and people were happy with his administration.
” This was a man who within the short period he ruled the country, brought vibrancy in leadership. The first thing he did was to retire all the corrupt Permanent Secretaries who were hitherto untouchables.
” He also ordered the opening of ware houses where food items were hoarded and sold them at affordable prizes to the common man.
” Late Gen. Mohammed was a man of honour and humility. Even when he assumed the leadership of the country, he goes about without security details because he was loved by Nigerians and that’s why, we keep on remembering him.
”This Peace Torch Relay is what we do every year to remember and celebrate a great leader and patriotic Nigerian who gave his all to his people, this is the 5th edition and we’ll continue to observe it every year,” he concluded.
