Olu Samuel
Members of the Late police officers wives association has be advised to embrace skills acquisitions as a means of guaranteing financial stability,
The advice was given on Tuesday in a speach delivered by the State POWA president,Dr (Mrs) Dantawaye at an event to mark this year’s international widows’ day.
A Statements issued on Tuesday night by the police public relations officer, SP William Aya stated that the event which brought together compassion, empowerment, and solidarity, the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), in collaboration with the Late Police Officers Wives Association (LAPOWA), Kogi State Chapter, was the maiden edition of the International Widows’ Day Celebration in the state with the theme “From Grief to Strength.”
Dr. (Mrs.) Bessie Dantawaye, who was represented by Mrs. Sherifat Lola Placid, a member of the POWA Board Management Team also advised LAPOWA members to foster harmonious relationships with their late husbands’ families as “no one knows when the evil days will come.”
She encouraged the women, saying, “As a widow, you are not weak but strong, not rejected but accepted, not dead but alive.” which lit up the hall with renewed hope and purpose, inspiring the widows to press forward with prayers, diligence, and confidence.
To further support the widows, the guest speaker generously pledged a cash donation of ₦1,050,000 to twenty-one (21) Widows, a gesture met with joy and deep appreciation.
In response, Mrs. Hasina Michael, LAPOWA State Coordinator and one of the beneficiaries, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the organizers and guest speaker.
She noted how the program and testimony had positively impacted her and inspired the entire LAPOWA community with a true “grass to grace” story.
The ceremony concluded on a joyful note as all participants received valuable packages and welfare gifts, such as rice, detergents, Maggi, noodles among other items bringing smiles and a sense of belonging to the faces of the widows in attendance.
The PPRO said that the event marks a significant milestone in the ongoing effort to uplift, support, and empower widows within the police community and beyond.