The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has pledged continued support for the Defence and Police Officers Wives’ Association (DEPOWA) as they continue to play a critical role in building peace and unity through humanitarian work.
General Lagbaja made the pledge when he received in the audience the President of the Defence and Police Officers Wives’ Association (DEPOWA), Mrs. Oghogho Musa at the Army Headquarters Abuja.
The Army Chief who expressed the readiness of the Army to continue to support DEPOWA in all their areas of interventions, appreciated the association for carrying along windows of fallen heroes in acquisition of skills.
He said; “the activities of DEPOWA highlighted by the President fits into one of my command philosophies which is sound administration. We need associations like DEPOWA to act as a bridge between the Army Headquarters and the people, and the larger contingents of our children and people that reside in the barracks. I want to pledge that the army Headquarters will continue to partner with DEPOWin orderer to extend the frontier of outreaching out.”
The President Defence and Police Officers Wives’ Association (DEPOWA). Mrs. Ogogo Musa on behalf the association appreciated the great work the Nigerian Army and the Armed Forces in general, have been doing in securing the nation.
Mrs Musa pledged that DEPOWA would continue to contribute to the non-kinetic operations of the military through the empowerment of Barracks youths and surrounding communities.
She said; “We intend to do more for our youths in the Barracks through skills Acquisitions programs, more knowledge in information technology, and to further reduce poverty, we have began reaching out to the most vulnerable in our various Barracks and surrounding communities.”
Mrs. Musa equally expressed the readiness of DEPOWA to embark on various campaigns and initiatives to support women’s development and carry humanitarian services to IDPs camps as well as help wounded soldiers.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
