KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. BRIGADIER-GENERAL (RTD) JULIUS MAADA BIO (GCRSL) PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH ARMED FORCES DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AT THE JULIUS MAADA BIO PARADE SQUARE, WILBERFORCE BARRACKS WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2026