About 231 Barrack youths have benefitted from the Second Batch of Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) Youth Development Project which is an initiative of the President NAOWA, Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya to improve on the living condition of the beneficiaries for value addition.
The graduation ceremony took place at the NAOWA Event Center Asokoro on Thursday in Abuja.
The graduates are secondary school certificate holders who were taken through six weeks intensive training on various fields of Information and Communication Technology, namely; Python for Beginners, Introduction to Cyber Security, Web Design, IT Essentials and Get Connected. The training was conducted by Unites Cisco Networking Academy who are NAOWA technical facilitators for the project.
The Special Guest of Honour, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen F Yahaya CFR in his goodwill remarks, applauded the initiative of the NAOWA President, Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya of commencing the NAOWA Youth Development Project.
He also pledged his continuous support for any NAOWA activity that is aimed at capacity development and improved welfare of Nigerian Army Personnel and their families. He also enjoined the youth to be good ambassadors of the barrack community.
Earlier in her opening remarks, the NAOWA President express her appreciation to the Special Guest of Honour, The Chief of Army Staff, other Senior Army Officers and all other persons who contributed positively in the success of the project.
She also stated that the NAOWA Youth Development Project, which is a fully sponsored programme graduated 234 youth in the first batch of the training on 3 November 2022 and again an additional 231 youth are graduating in the second batch.
Also speaking at the event was the Honorable Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen who was represented by Hajiya Lami Adamu Lau, the National President of the National Council of Women Societies.
She commended the initiative of the NAOWA President and also called on other organizations to emulate her actions for the betterment of the youth in the society.
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Meanwhile, the President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya also on that commissioned a newly acquired 32 Seater Bus and a Solar Powered Borehole constructed in Mogadishu Cantonment by the NAOWA Coordinator AHQ Garrison Chapter, Mrs Asmau KN Garba on 21 December 2022.
Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya in her remarks, commended the Coordinator NAOWA AHQ Garrison Chapter for her foresight of constructing the Solar Powered Borehole.
She stated that the Borehole would serve as an additional source of clean water which will compliment other sources of water supply within the Cantonment, she added that the newly acquired 32 Seater Bus would serve as a comfortable means of transporting NAOWA Members for activities of the Association
Earlier in her opening remarks, the Chief Host Mrs Asmau KN Garba appreciated the NAOWA President for gracing the occasion, she further stated that her resolve to construct the Solar Powered Borehole was aimed at providing sufficient water supply in the Cantonment, while the 32 Seater Bus is to serve as AHQ Garrison NAOWA official vehicle for the benefit of all members.
Additionally, she extolled the President NAOWA for her guidance which has helped in sharpening the focus of the NAOWA AHQ Garrison Chapter towards carrying out project of this nature.
