It is an encouragement for our elderly ones to know that even if their children are not physically here, God loves them and God continues to remember them,” he said. Banjo challenged young people to extend their concern beyond their own relatives by visiting elderly persons in their communities who may have no one to care for them. “It is a day for youth to rise and visit the elderly ones, even those who are not members of our chaplaincy; the message challenges young people not to forget the elderly ones around them,” he said. He prayed that older persons would continue to enjoy God's protection and be blessed with the resources they need to live with dignity. Speaking to ACI Africa during the same event, the member of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) said many elderly persons continue to suffer emotional neglect despite the wisdom and experience they offer society.