Chairperson of POWA, Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Runke Ayilara and her management team, posing with wives of Mobile Police Officers from Mopol 57, Idoro, during the 60th anniversary of POWA in Uyo. (Credit: Abasifreke Effiong)
Abasifreke Effiong, Uyo.
Mrs Runke Ayilara, wife of the Commissioner of Police and Chairperson, Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Akwa Ibom state, calls for more support for families of police officers, saying that it takes strength and courage to remain a police officer’s wife.
Mrs Ayilara spoke at the command headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, to mark the 60th anniversary of POWA with the theme: Strength of the Police.
The anniversary celebration featured parade by POWA and Wives of Mobile Police Officers from Mopol 57, Idoro.
Ayilara said police officers’ wives are the reason for their husbands’ bravery, agility and resilience because they do more to keep the home so that their husbands can stay focused on their jobs.
“It takes strengthen, courage and determination to remain a police officer’s wife. At home, we take on responsibilities our husbands should have helped us with if they were at home, so that they can stay adaptive, agile and resilient at work.”
“Police Officers’ Wives are the strength of the Force.”
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She lauded the management of the Nigeria Police Force, and the National chairperson of POWA, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, saying that allowing them wear their husbands’ rags for the anniversary makes them feel “gallant”.
Ayilara said POWA has created skills acquisition centre to train their members and children, commended her husband and the police management team in the state for supporting the association.
In his goodwill message, Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Waheed Ayilara, congratulated the National President of POWA on the anniversary, saying, it was “great honour” allowing their wives appear on uniform for the event.
The CP urged POWA to protect the association so that others can benefit from it, sued for their continuous support and cooperation for their husbands.
