The Defence Chiefs and Police Officers’ Wives’ Association (DEPOWA) has donated food items and clothing materials to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the First Lady’s spokesperson Busola Kukoyi said the items consisted of 300 bags of 25kg rice, 250 bags of Semovita, 250 bottles of groundnut oil and 250 pieces of Ankara materials.
The association delivered the items to support the initiative’s efforts at providing succor to the less privileged across the country.
Receiving the items on behalf of the First Lady, a member of RHI Governing Council, Prof. Hafsat Ganduje, expressed appreciation to DEPOWA for the gesture.
She noted that the gesture aligned with the mission of the RHI to ensure a better life for all families.
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“Indeed, we are happy to see this particular organisation keying in into the Renewed Hope Initiative. The initiative has some cardinal points, areas that we are considering. By the grace of God, we are going to cover the areas within the tenure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The items are going to be used judiciously, especially to cushion the effect of what our people are experiencing. They are coming into good hands.
“I assure you that we are going to distribute them. This is going to be part and parcel of what our people are going to enjoy,” she said.
Handing over the items to RHI, wife of the Chief of Defence Staff and DEPOWA National President Oghogho Musa Gwabe said the donation was in fulfillment of the pledge the association made to support the RHI for women empowerment.
She pledged DEPOWA’s unalloyed commitment to the pet project of the First Lady in agriculture, health, economic empowerment, social investment and education, among others.