Adeniyi reels out benefits of joining COWA, distributes food items at Karu barracks

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi has implored them to close ranks, work together in solidarity which could be easily achieved when they register as members of COWA.

Addressing the officers’ wives in warmth and affection at the Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday 12 March, 2024, at the flagging of distribution of food items to them, Kikelomo underscored the impactful initiative of COWA which aimed at alleviating the challenges faced by Customs Officers’ Wives.

Kikelomo who is the wife of the controller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, sued for love and peace among the women, urged them to embrace unity by becoming registered members of COWA.

The association she said is open to all customs officers wives emphasized her commitment to enlist every officer’s wife, irrespective of rank or formation, in the association’s database.

The COWA President stated, “Every officer’s wife has a rightful place within the COWA family.”

She further said that distribution of food items, which include noodles, bags of rice, spaghetti, and cooking oil, was part of COWA’s plans to ease life for members of the association nationwide.

She joined the executive members of the association to launch the distribution exercise, piloted with leaders of different barracks, said, “This is not the first time COWA is conducting this initiative for distributing food items to the members and non-members of the Association, and we decided to distribute these items considering the season of Ramadan.”

Kikelomo said, “Everything we are doing now is for you. Please register so we can make provision for all of you. This will help us keep proper data of everyone and we will continue doing this subsequently to alleviate the situation.”

Speaking further, the National President urged members of the association to extend the gesture to other members of the association because one of the teachings of COWA is spreading love amongst one another.

According to her, the gesture is currently taking place at different Customs formations across the federation, as leaders of different COWA branches are doing the same.

Recall that the COWA National President, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, had vowed to empower over 1,200 women to be self-reliant during the grand launching of the Association on 15 February 2024.

Some beneficiaries shared their joy over the palliative they received, saying it came when needed, especially with the situation of things in Nigeria.