To meet the needs of the police family’s entrepreneurial endeavours, the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has officially inaugurated an upgraded skills acquisition centre of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) in Dei-Dei, Abuja.
On Wednesday, Mrs Buhari used the occasion of the inauguration to unveil the renovated POWA secretariat in Abuja.
She commended the wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Mrs Hajara Alkali-Baba, for her giant strides, urging her to sustain the tempo.
She said, “With these projects, I am sure POWA has positioned itself as a vehicle for uncommon transformation across police communities.
“We are all gathered here to celebrate the uncommon transformational drive of POWA and the POWA president for emulating my ‘Future Assured’ qualities, as she brings back to life this skills acquisition centre in Dei- Dei.
“I, therefore, urged POWA president to be resilient in the task of providing social welfare to the police families across the country,” she said.
Responding, the POWA President, Mrs Hajara Alkali-Baba expressed commitment to the utilisation of available resources to enhance the welfare and wellbeing of the police family across the country.
Alkali-Baba said that the centre, initiated by her predecessor, Hajiya Zahra Abubakar, was upgraded to include an ultra-modern beauty therapy and hairdressing saloon.
According to her, the centre also has an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre and a section for adult education.
Present at the events include the wife of the Imo State Governor, Barr. (Mrs.) Chioma Uzodimma, President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association, President of Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association, President of Naval Officers’ Wives Association, President of Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association and wife of Director-General of the Department of State, Aisha Bichi.
