Civil Defence Officers’ Wives Donate To Fallen Heroes‘ Widows

Concerned astir the payment of its community, the FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), done its Officers’ Wives Association (CDOWA), yesterday extended offered assistance to widows of fallen personnel, wives of serving officers and different susceptible members of the Corps.

Amid rising economical hardship crossed the country, the nutrient outreach, held astatine the NSCDC FCT Command Headquarters successful Abuja, offered much than conscionable packed bags of foodstuff; it delivered a connection of unity, dignity and shared resilience.

Speaking astatine the quiescent but profoundly moving ceremony, the chairperson of CDOWA and woman of the FCT Commandant, Mrs. Bolanle Olayinka Odumosu, said the outreach was calved retired of a tendency to enactment those who proceed to basal down the uniforms, particularly successful challenging times.

She said, “Today’s gathering is astir extending love, unity, and communal enactment wrong our community. As wives, mothers, and partners to our officers, we recognize the value of lasting together, particularly successful times similar these“.

A full of 450 beneficiaries received nutrient enactment packages, marking the 3rd specified involution led by Mrs.

Odumosu successful 2 years. She emphasised that CDOWA‘s committedness goes beyond worldly assistance, aiming besides to equip women with the cognition and spot to navigate today’s economical realities.

She commended FoodBank Naija for partnering with CDOWA to marque the nutrient organisation imaginable and acknowledged the encouragement of the association’s nationalist president, Hajia Aishatu Ahmed Audi.

The CDOWA FCT chairperson , besides paid tribute to her husband, the NSCDC FCT Commandant, for his “behind-the-scenes” enactment that made the outreach successful.

Reiterating CDOWA’s pledge to basal by the widows of NSCDC fallen heroes, Mrs. Odumosu encouraged women to stay innovative and resilient.

“As women, we are the backbone of our families and communities. We indispensable deliberation creatively, research caller opportunities, and usage what we person learnt contiguous to forge stronger families and uplift 1 another,” she said.

The lawsuit besides featured a keynote code titled “Women and Economic Survival: Creative Paths To Family Sustainability,” delivered by the Mandate Secretary of the FCT Women Affairs Secretariat.

A widow, who gave her sanction lone arsenic Mrs. Esther, said the outreach provided a infinitesimal of alleviation and recognition.

“It’s not conscionable the food, it’s knowing that idiosyncratic remembers that we are not alone,” she said.

The NSCDC commandant and main big of the Food Support Programme, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, who was visibly moved by the event, expressed appreciation for the unity displayed by the CDOWA section and reaffirmed the Corps‘ committedness to payment initiatives.

“In an epoch wherever economical headlines often overshadow quality stories, this outreach offers a almighty reminder that tiny acts of compassion driven by assemblage and shared sacrifice tin marque a profound difference,“ helium said.

„Let america usage what we learned contiguous to physique stronger families, uplift 1 another, and punctual ourselves that we are stronger together,” Odumosu added.

On his part, the main enforcement serviceman of FoodBank Naija, Mr. Kingsley Nnaji, who delivered a heartfelt telephone for greater enactment and public-private collaboration successful tackling hunger, announced that the inaugural volition present go a monthly programme.

He said, “We cannot combat hunger with bully intentions alone,” Nnaji said. “Every donation, nary substance however small, brings america person to a Nigeria without hunger. When you springiness food, you springiness hope.”