 President Mohammad Buhari will, on Thursday, unveil 81 national and regimental colors for the newly established and operationalized units and retired unit colors of the Nigerian Army. The Army's Director of Public Relations on Yemma Wachoku said this while briefing journalists on the trooping and presentation of color sparade on Tuesday in Abuja. Wachoku, a Brigade General, said the last trooping and presentation of color sparade for the Army units was conducted in 2007. He said colors were usually retired after 10 years of service and according to him most of the colors in the Nigerian Army have been used in multiple operations in various geopolitical zones of the country as well as foreign countries hence deserving retirement and the presentation of new ones. Shadows to hold on Thursday the 27th of April 2020 and the 23rd at the Eagle Square, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Presentation of colors sparade is conducted when retiring old national and regimental colors of a unit and presenting the unit with new ones. The parade on Thursday 27 April 2023 will showcase the following activities, matching or trooping of the old colors past the formed up guards of officers and soldiers of the regiments or units. Retiring the old colors after unblemished and meritorious service to the nation and handing them over to the quartermaster for onward handover to the Nigerian Army Museum for custody. New national and regimental colors will be consecrated and presented to deserving units and regiments by the President, Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammad Abu Hari, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic.