Wife of the chief of army staff commission NAWOA school in Niger
By Yahaya Zakka Minna.
The Wife of the Chief of Army Staff and President of Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAWOA), Mrs Salamatu Yahaya has inaugurated NAWOA Nursery and Primary school located within Minna Military Cantonment in Niger state.
She said at the inauguration of the NAWOA school in Minna on Wednesday that the pupils with the right drive would make positive impact in the society and equip them to become better citizens in the society.
Yahaya noted that the inauguration of the school was grafting to NAWOA as an institution, adding that it was a great stride in the advancement of the local association and additional cap to the coordinator of NAWOA training and doctrine command chapter.
“TRADOC being a significant and long standing unity of the Nigerian army does not have any NAWOA school until now, the present coordinator has done well to establish a structurally legacy for the benefit of children in Minna.
” The establishment of the school is in tune of sustaining the vision of my legacies and upholding of unity and service,” she said.
She explained that the school would help complement other schools within the barrack community providing the much needed affordable and quality to children within and outside the barracks.
She added that the school would also create employment opportunity for the inhabitants of the barrack community, adding that among the over 2,000 employees of NAWOA across the country, 85 per cent of them were women
According to her, NAWOA has gone beyond charity association to employer of labour to ensure that women have a sense of purpose in the society.
She lauded the coordinator of NAWOA in Niger for her foresight in establishing the school and called on other NAWOA presiding officers to carry out need assessment in their respective communities to benefit barrack community and the general public.
The NAWOA president, however donated computers, generator and instructional materials to the school to aid teaching and learning.
In her welcome address, Mrs Yemisi Olabanji, Coordinator of NAWOA in Niger, said the school was aimed at supporting orphans of fallen heroes and the barrack community.
She explained that since inception, the school had offered a wild range of approved curriculum for the pupils which has given access to rigorous academic experiences with a total of 100 pupils and qualified 12 staff.
Olabanji noted that the school had impacted on the pupils positively, adding that the school was well equipped for conducive learning and teaching.
