The National Chairperson, Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) Hajia Saadiya Dikko, has urged Nigerians to join hands in building a virile nation as it donated commodities to less privilege children on Monday.
Dikko made the call during a visit by the association to Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care and Treatment Home for handicapped and mentally-retarded children in Lagos.
The COWA, during the visit donated bags of rice, drugs, beverages, cartons of groundnut oil, multi-purpose soap, cartons of sugar, toilet rolls and soft drinks to the school.
The National Chairperson, Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) Hajia Saadiya Dikko, has urged Nigerians to join hands in building a virile nation as it donated commodities to less privilege children on Monday.
Dikko made the call during a visit by the association to Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care and Treatment Home for handicapped and mentally-retarded children in Lagos.
The COWA, during the visit donated bags of rice, drugs, beverages, cartons of groundnut oil, multi-purpose soap, cartons of sugar, toilet rolls and soft drinks to the school.
Dikko, who was represented by the Chairperson; COWA, Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja Mrs Ochanaya Dan Ugo, said that it was part of the civic duty of COWA to reach out to the less-privileged.
“COWA has an objective that says that we should promote the welfare of others and our neighbours and so we are here to fulfill this objective and to take care of their needs,’’ she said.
She said that COWA had decided to take the initiative of visiting the less- privileged as often as possible, stressing that it would not only be on days that the nation was celebrating.
Dikko said that it if everybody imbibed and lived by the slogan “If I don’t, who will,’’ I think the world will be a better place.
“When we see things that ought to be done, we should do it and not wait for others,’’ she said.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Coordinator of the Home, Mrs Folake Durowoju thanked COWA for finding the time to visit the Home.
She said that the children needed such visit to help them feel wanted in the society.
Durowoju said that the Home was founded in 1960 by Modupe Cole but had been taken over by the Lagos State Government.
She said, “the school still has some constraints as the government alone cannot do it alone.
“We have the children in different categories. The ones that can be trained through university and those that cannot cope are trained to do various handworks.
“We also have constraints in the area of accommodation, education materials and especially the visits.
“That is why we always call on individuals and corporate bodies to always pay attention to the less-privileged,’’ she said.
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