VP Osinbajo Attends 25th National Commemoration Of Rwandan Genocide In Kigali

VP Osinbajo Attends 25th National Commemoration Of Rwandan Genocide In Kigali

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
PRESS RELEASE

VP OSINBAJO ATTENDS 25TH NATIONAL COMMEMORATION OF RWANDAN GENOCIDE IN KIGALI


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.


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.


Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
7th April 2019