The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association NAOWA, has pledged its support for the Army under the leadership of the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen Faruk Yahaya .
The National President and wife of the new COAS, Mrs Salamatu Yahaya said this when the executive council members of the association were in his office to congratulate him on his appointment as the 22nd COAS of the Nigerian Army on Thursday.
According to Mrs Salamatu, the association will give the Nigerian Army all necessary support needed to succeed.
She also appealed for Army’s support to enable NAOWA sustain its humanitarian activities across formations and units of the NA in order to bring succour to the less privileged in the society.
Mrs Salamatu disclosed that members of the Association were at the Army Headquarters to further cement the existing cordial working relationship between NAOWA and the NA.
She emphasized that the Association needed the backing of the NA to achieve its objectives, adding that the support of the Army Headquarters is inevitable.
She expressed gratitude to the COAS for all the support so far provided to the organization, stressing that the good gesture of the COAS during the recent Nigerian Army Day celebration, went a long way in alleviating the suffering of over 284 widows and 5,000 IDPs in various IDP camps across the country.
While praying God to give him the wisdom and strength to lead the NA in the right direction, Mrs Yahaya appealed to the COAS to also ensure the completion of the recently initiated NOAWA Wellness Center flagged off by the former National President of the Association, Mrs Fati Attahiru.
She stated that when completed, the project would be dedicated to the late COAS and his wife.
Responding, the COAS Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya expressed gratitude to the national leadership and members of NAOWA for their visit.
He noted that their numerous humanitarian engagements have impacted positively on the lives of many less privileged persons in the society.
The COAS urged them to sustain the good work in order to contribute their quota to the socio economic development of the nation.
General Yahaya commended members of the Association for standing by their husbands and keeping the home front while their spouses engaged in service to the nation.
Highpoint of the visit was the presentation of souvenirs to NAOWA National President.
