NAFOWA’s Empowerment Programme Receives CAS Commendation

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA) at empowering dependents of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel and the less privileged in the society, stating that such efforts have impacted positively on ongoing NAF operations.

According to the CAS, humanitarian assistance and knowledge acquisition programmes by NAFOWA has helped to keep the home front stable thereby ensuring full commitment on the part of NAF personnel in the discharge of their duties.

Air Marshal Amao made this known at the graduation ceremony of the NAFOWA Skills Acquisition and Vocational Training Programme, which took place at the NAFOWA National Secretariat, Abuja.

Speaking further, the CAS noted that NAFOWA’s efforts were also in line with one of the key drivers of his vision that harps on pursuit of purposeful training and human capacity development.

He then went on to state that the training acquired by the students will no doubt complement the numerous poverty alleviation programmes of the Federal Government aimed at reducing unemployment, especially amongst youths and women.

Air Marshal Amao also urged the graduating students to make the best use of their starter packs and appealed to the organizers of the vocational training programme to monitor the beneficiaries’ progress with a view to ensuring that the objective of the programme was achieved.

Earlier in her welcome address, the NAFOWA National President, Mrs Elizabeth Olubunmi Amao, noted that in her quest to provide service to humanity, she had explored several options that could add meaningful value to the lives of women and youths in NAF Bases across the Country. This quest, according to Mrs Amao, lead to the birth of the vocational training programme.

She then expressed delight at the seriousness and zeal with which the participants of the programme approached the training and hoped that the skills acquired will enable them to kick-start their dreams of becoming vibrant entrepreneurs.

Mrs Amao also thanked the CAS for his continued support and encouragement to NAFOWA, stressing that the Association would continue to keep the spirit of ‘Service to Humanity’ alive by embarking on similar projects that touch lives positively and make a difference to daily existence.


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