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SIR Emeka Foundation on Monday donated 1,200 bags of rice to the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) at the POWA Secretariat in Abuja
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the items would be was distributed to families of deceased and seriously injured police personnel.
Adaora Offor, the Vice President of the Foundation, said the gesture was based on the foundation’s core value which centres around health, human services, educational development and social interventions.
“We are delighted to be here today to felicitate with the POWA President and all her members as we donate 1,200 bags of 25kg long grain rice to the Association.
“This is for distribution to families of deceased and seriously injured service personnel who died in the line of duty or got seriously injured while fighting crime and criminality.
“The foundation as a non-governmental, non-profit organisation operates on a tripod as our core values. We are engaged in activities revolving around health and human services, education and educational development and empowerment and social interventions.
“These activities are aimed at mitigating the challenges of poverty and creating life improving opportunities for the marginalised and vulnerable groups in our society,” she said.
Offor said that the spirit behind the philanthropic gesture was to share love, show empathy, re-energise the foundation’s collective patriotism and encourage the humanity in everyone to show compassion and touch lives.
“We convey our deepest sympathy to the families of deceased serving Police personnel who laid their lives so that we may be alive.
“Law Enforcement is a challenging vocation. Our policemen keep awake while we sleep.
“They take the heat as the first line of our collective defence/protection and may not be lucky all the time,” she said.
She commended the POWA president on the various welfare programmes she had initiated since assumption of office.
“May your generosity continue to put smiles on the faces of your members as I encourage them to support you to achieve the aims and objectives of POWA.
“We wish you a merry Christmas in advance and a prosperous 2023 moving forward,” she said.
Recieving the donations, wife of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Haijiya Hajara Akali, thanked Sir Emeka Foundation for its constant support towards the welfare of the Nigerian Police.
“I feel greatly humbled by the kind hearted benevolence and show of love you have extended to the families of the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force through this worthy partnership with POWA.
“This philanthropic gesture is quite timely especially coming out at this crucial time of economic hardship.
“This will no doubt cushion the effect of the hardship faced by families of gallant officers and men on the front line.
“You have indeed taken a noble path in alleviating the hardship faced by police families which will serve as a morale booster in aiding performance of officers and men of the force in the discharge of their constitutional mandate,” she said.
Alkali commended the foundation and assured that the items under her strict supervision would be distributed to the downtrodden in all police formations across the country.
The high point of the occasion was the handing over of the letter of donation to the wife of the IGP by the foundation’s Vice President (NAN)
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