 The activities for these years Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Appeal for Funds have commenced in Benway State with an interdenominational church service organized by the Benway State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria in conjunction with the State Government. The service which is held at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church movement in Macro-D was dominated by prayers for those who fought for Nigeria's independence, divine protection of the members of the Armed Forces and other paramilitary, and the families of the ex-servicemen among others. A correspondent Francis Thayer reports that the Benway State Governor Samuel Automat acknowledged the contributions of the Armed Forces in sacrificing their lives for the peace of the nation. He was represented by the State Deputy Governor Indina Benson Abono. The Armed Forces have been doing in this nation and therefore to thank you for those of you who are alive and to extend their thanks and gratitudes for those of you who have put down their lives and are now in the great beyond. I want to thank you and thank you for the power of my heart. What you have done for this nation cannot be measured for in Nigeria today the only institution that I dare and I make bold to say still has a semblance of equity, fairness and justice is the Armed Forces. In his remark, the Benway State Cairn Chairman Reverend Dr. Angwen Lever enjoined Nigerians to pray for the forthcoming general elections in the country. For successful elections, not only successful peaceful elections, God is on the throne. I also implore you to pray for my little Benway State. Pray for our government. There has been a voice for the voiceless. And through him, God is doing marvelous things in this nation. I'm happy to say that he has an impeccable deputy who is fearless, who speaks on behalf of the state. Sir, I salute you.