The President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, on Friday commissioned a state-of-the-art 38-bed Maternity Centre at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Hospital, Afaka, Kaduna State.
The project, constructed and donated by members of the NDA 38 Regular Course (RC) Association, was built to boost healthcare services for NDA personnel, their families, and neighbouring communities.
It will provide essential services including childbirth, antenatal, postnatal care, and family planning.
Speaking at the event, Rear Admiral Murtala Bashir (Rtd), head of the project execution committee, praised the support of the Patron of RC 38 Association, General Christopher Musa, the Service Chiefs, and NDA Commandant.
“The facility contains consulting rooms, an equipped operating theatre, among other amenities,” he said, urging the Unique 38 Ladies through DEPOWA to “show more support in the ultramodern maternity centre.”
Highlights of the occasion included the official handover of the facility by the President, 38 RC Association, Major General Solomon Udounwa, to NDA Commandant, Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim.
Dignitaries present included the representative of the Vice President, Senator Ibrahim Hadeja, Service Chiefs’ representatives, executives of DEPOWA, Unique 38 Ladies, and serving and retired senior officers.
DEPOWA President Commissions 38-Bed Maternity Centre at NDA Kaduna
