By Onu Okorie
The president of the customs wives Association COWA and the Wife of the Comptroller General of the Customs service, Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi has emphacised the importance of women empowerment in the society.
She made this known during the empowerment programme of the Federal Operations Unit, (FOU) zone A.
According to her, “when a woman is empowered, the nation is also empowered.”
Noting that they should take special care about their health, she stated that they should run special checks like blood pressure test, sugar test, etcetera. “With good health, all other responsibilities can be achieved.” She explained.
Speaking on the on the new plan of COWA, she said, “we want to go beyond giving sewing machines and catering facilities. We are going green, we will soon be learning how to recycle so many things”
According to the COWA President, they are aligning with the First Lady on the renewed hope agenda, adding ‘we want to get investment opportunities from Brazil , establish a research training centre for the COWA.
We need to stop talking local, but go international especially now that the Comptroller General is the Chairman of the World Customs Organization WCO. council.
She and her members heaped praises on the Controller of the FOU A for very quality support in almost all proposals sent to him. They prayed for great future for him.
Speaking also the Controller of the Unit, Compt M S Shuaibu urged the women to make judicious use of the meager resources provided and see themselves as active partners in national development.
Compt Shuaibu assured them that the unit remains deeply committed to expanding the COWA programme, by strengthening its reach and enhancing its capacity to support families.
Noting that together they will continue to build a resilient association that will stand firmly behind the service’s frontline defenders.
He maintained that the empowerment programme is designed to address the economic and social challenges faced by officers’ wives by equipping them with vocational skills, supporting small scale businesses and providing training in makeup, sewing among others. ‘As we all know, the strength of our great institution lies not only in dedication of its members but also in the wellbeing and support of their families.
