59th Anniversary: Nigerian Airforce wives donate food items to 100 less privileged women in Osun

By Olajide Idowu

The Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA), on Thursday,  donated food items to 100 aged and less privileged women in Osun as part of activities to mark the 59th anniversary of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF).

Mrs Elizabeth Amao, the wife of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, made the donation on behalf of the association.

Amao, who is equally the President of the Association,  said the donated food items were to provide succour to the beneficiaries.

She said the gesture was also part of the activities to mark and commorate the 59th anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Airforce.

According to Amao, NAFOWA is a non-government organisation made up of wives of serving officers of the Nigerian Airforce.

She said that the association’s humaniterian operations across the country was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the society.

Speaking on the sideline of the event, Mrs Ngozi Adeleke,  the Wife of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke,  said she was touched by the donation made by the association to the widows and the less privileged.

Adeleke said she had always nurtured the idea of running a similar humaniterian programme and had even spoken to Mrs Amoo to consider the possibility of a collaboration with NAFOWA.

She said by the grace of God, when she settles into the office of the Governor’s Wife, a lot of humaniterian works  would be carried out by her.

The wife of the governor called on cooperate bodies and individuals to join hands with the Osun government to provide a better life for the people of the  state, saying government could not do everything alone.

NAN reports that foods items donated to the beneficiaries included: 50kg bags of rice, 10kg bags of beans, cartons of noodles, packs of spaghetti, 10kg Semoviita, 10 kg gallons of vegetable oil, Milo Beverage and milk, salt and sugar

(NAN)