REVISITING THE SPECTACULAR PALLIATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF COWA PRESIDENT, MRS. ADENIYI

Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi, wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs and National President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), led members of her association to a successful distribution of essential commodities to women with the aim to alleviate the challenges faced by her members in Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday, 12 March 2024. Addressing the officers' wives with

warmth and determination shortly after arriving at the venue, President Kikelomo implored them to embrace unity by becoming registered members of COWA. She emphasized her commitment to enlist every officer's wife, irrespective of rank or formation, in the Association's database, stating that “every officer's wife has a rightful place within the COWA family.” She went further to emphasize that distributing 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. Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi joined the executive members of the association to launch the distribution exercise, piloted with leaders of

different barracks as she 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. "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. The food items which was considered to come at the appropriate time was recieved with joy. the pictures sent to this media shows some beneficiaries sharing their joy over the palliative they received, saying it came when needed, especially with the situation of things in Nigeria. The initiative not only provides immediate relief but also serves as a testament to COWA’s unwavering commitment to supporting its members during times of need. It is worth noting that during the grand launching of the Association on February 15, 2024, COWA National President, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, had pledged to empower over 1,200 women to achieve self-reliance, further demonstrating the association’s dedication to uplifting its members and promoting their well-being.