Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA)

Muhyideen Jimoh
Mar, Fri, 2025

Sports

Wife of Defence Chief advocates more investment in school sports

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By Sumaila Ogbaje

The President, Defence and Police Officers Wives’ Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, has advocated more investments in sporting activities to build future generation of athletes and foster unity in the country.

Musa made the call on Friday, at the Inter-House Sports of DEPOWA Day care, Nursery Primary and Secondary School, Asokoro, Abuja.

She expressed excitement over the performances of the school children who displayed extraordinary talents in various sporting activities.

According to her, the whole idea of Inter-house sports is to promote healthy competition, teamwork and sportsmanship among students.

“Sports bind the children together, they all have different backgrounds, but they were able to come together and work as a team to achieve success.

“I witnessed students give their all, pushing themselves to be their best and supporting their teammates with passion and dedication.

“They are from different families but they worked together for a common good. So if we all come together to work for the benefits of humanity, it will eliminate unhealthy rivalries.”

The DEPOWA President noted that the inter-house sports competition would encourage the teaching of important life skills such as perseverance and how to work for common goals.

“The competition was not only about winning or losing; but rather about the values that sports instill in young people such as teamwork, discipline, perseverance and fair play,” she said.

She urged the pupils and students not to ever underestimate the importance of sports in their lives.

“The competition is a testament to the power of sports to bring people together to build bridges and to foster a sense of oneness.

“It is a reminder that, even in the face of competition, we can still support and uplift one another,” she added.

She appreciated the commandant as well as the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school for their tireless efforts in supporting and guiding the pupils and students.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Inter-House competition had five houses namely DEPOWA House, POWA House, NOWA Houses, NAFOWA House and NAOWA House competing for the star prize.

The NAOWA House emerged the overall champions of the competition while POWA and NAFOWA houses came second and third respectively. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Deborah Coker

Muhyideen Jimoh
Jan, Fri, 2025

Defence/Security

DEPOWA trains officers’ wives on military protocols, ethics

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By Sumaila Ogbaje

The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Friday trained its members on the application of military protocols and emotional intelligence to their conduct as wives of serving officers.

The training was aimed at creating self awareness for them to be able to avoid breach of protocols and military ethics at functions and in all their activities.

The President of DEPOWA, Mrs Oghogho Musa, said in Abuja that the training was important for them to be more aware of themselves, be able to relate with one another and avoid disorderliness.

She said that the training protocol and ethics was to remind the women that the armed forces was about orderliness and protocol.

“If you know the order, if you know what to do, how to relate and whom to address at different times, it will help you more and you will know where you are meant to be at a particular time.

“You will not infringe on anybody’s right. You will not get people angry. Also, you will not get yourself into trouble,” she said.

Musa said that wives of officers often navigate unique challenges and responsibilities that require strength, resilience and compassion, hence the need for training on emotional intelligence.

She said the training was carefully planned to address a key factor necessary in achieving the assigned goals for the year.

According to her, emotional intelligence remains a vital aspect of personal and professional growth that impacts on well-being, relationships and interactions with others.

“Today’s training is designed to help us enhance our emotional awareness and refine the social skills necessary to build deeper and more meaningful connections with our loved ones, colleagues and the broader society.

“Emotional intelligence is a skill set that allows us to understand and manage our emotions as well as recognise and explain the emotions of others,” she said.

The DEPOWA President urged the leadership of all associations to ensure that the training was replicated in the various chapters.

The immediate past President of DEPOWA, Mrs Vickie Irabor, who delivered a lecture titled, “Protocol for Armed Forces Spouses and DEPOWA Members”, emphasised the need for understanding of protocol in the military.

Irabor said that the spouses of the military and police officers must be thoroughly abreast with the rule and regulations that guide their conducts, warning military wives against use of husbands’ staff cars.

She also warmed them to desist from the act of giving their hand bags to orderlies or using soldiers to do demeaning jobs like house chores. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Stanley Nwanosike/ Yakubu Uba