By Abdullahi jalaluddeen
As part of the activities marking 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), 3 Brigade Chapter, lead by its Zonal Coordinator, Mrs Zainab Tukur, presented food items to widows of fallen heroes, that made ultimate sacrifices in their brave service to their fatherland.
Mrs Tukur who made the presentation on 15 January 2025, at 3 Brigade NAOWA Nursery School Premises, Kano, urged the widows of the fallen personnel to be strong and courageous, expressing that, the presentation was inline with the vision of NAOWA President Mrs Mernan Oluyede, to reach out to the widows of our fallen heroes, great men of honour who laid down their lives for the Peace, Progress and Unity of our great nation.
“I want to urge you our sisters and wives of our fallen great men, to remain strong for us and your various families, be very hopeful and engage in positive ventures that would create better life for yourselves, your children and other members of your family in future”.
The NAOWA 3 Brigade Chapter Coordinator pledged that the Association shall from time to time come up with programmes that would benefit widows as the year progresses; urging them to endeavour to take advantage of the vocational training of the various skill acquisition programmes being packaged by NAOWA.
Items donated include; Rice, Semovita, Spaghetti, Tomato paste, Vegetable oil, Textile matterials (Wrappers) as well as Cash donation.
One of the beneficiaries during event, Mrs Blessing Anthony, while expressing joy for the items received, said her husband died fighting insurgency in the North East.
She extended special appreciation to the leadership of NAOWA for their kind generosity; praying God to keep directing the executives of NAOWA in their various levels to continue their good works.
Leave a Reply