By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
In its effort to put smile on the faces of widows and less privileged in the Nigerian Police Force, Police officers Wives Association,(POWA) has empowered 250 widows and wives of junior Police officers in Kaduna.
The National President of the Association, Hajiya Ruqayya Usman Baba Alkali said the gesture was aimed at alleviating the suffering they encounter especially when they lose their Husbands.
Hajiya Baba Alkali, represented by Wife of AIG Sunusi Buba ,Dr Fadimatu Sunusi Buba, said the POWA the president had visited 17 states.
“We are giving them equipments which included Hair dressing Machine, Grading Machine, POP Corn Machine, Sewing machine,and and asserted food items,such as Rice, Spaghetti, Noodles, Oils, Maize to use for their families.
Dr Fadimatu Buba, further said “the aim of this Empowerment is to assist them with the means of livelihood so that they can continue their normal live,that is why we initiate this Program,you can see that we are giving them equipment for doing business, so that they can stand on their Feet.
Hajiya Sunusi Buba, explained that since the Inspector General of Police assumed duty, he designed three agendas to improve the Police officers’ wives welfare which includes Health, Education and empowerment.
The POWA President explained that Health being the most important to look after was given priority.He reasoned that if you are not healthy as Police officer, you cannot discharge your duty.Education is the key to every thing is this life without education nothing meaningful,so education first, also Empowerment is among the thing we gave priority attention, especially to Widows inorder to eliviatiate their suffering she added.
Dr, Fadimatu Buba, therefore called on the beneficiaries not to sell the equipments but to use them to generate incomes,in order not to rely on their relations, because we believe with this you can stand on my feet, she concluded.
Some of the beneficiaries,Mrs,Patience Adams,and Maria Matthew,said the gesture will go a long way in alleviating their suffering, calling on the POWA President to sustain the gesture.
