Europe Day is a day for celebrating peace and unity among
the European countries that form the EU since 1950.
The celebration to mark the 72nd anniversary main event
would hold on Monday in Abuja, and it has the theme: “Peace, Cooperation and
Unity.”
Isopi said the 2022 edition would center on peace and
cooperation and emphasise the
partnership between EU and Nigeria for decades.
“The 2022 edition of the Europe Day will celebrate EU’s
peace, cooperation and the partnership between EU and Nigeria.
“I’m glad and honoured to kick-off this year’s celebration
by this simple but very symbolic ceremony.
“So, you know we are going to light up the Abuja city gate
in honour of the Europe Day and also in honour of the friendship between EU and
Nigeria.
“I will like to thank the government of the Federal Capital
Territory for the cooperation, and for granting the bloc the opportunity to
light up the city gate.
“The city gate is a symbol here in Abuja and one of the
monumental symbols dating back from when the capital was transferred from Lagos
to Abuja.
“And I repeat is an honour to share in this historical
moment which tonight stands as a symbol of our friendship with Nigeria,” she
said.
Isopi said the exercise at Abuja city gate was the first
activity of 2022 celebration.
May 9 marks the anniversary of the historic Robert Schuman’s
declaration that set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in
Europe.
The declaration makes war among Europe’s nations
unthinkable.
Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what
is now the EU.
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