The President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, on Thursday unveiled a newly constructed 38-bed maternity centre at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Hospital, Afaka, Kaduna State.
The project, which was initiated in January 2025 when Mrs Musa performed the groundbreaking ceremony, was built, equipped, and donated by members of the NDA 38 Regular Course (RC) Association. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, who is also a member and patron of the association, played a key role in its realization.
The ultramodern facility is designed to boost healthcare services within the academy and its neighbouring communities. It will provide childbirth, antenatal, postnatal, and family planning services.
Chairman of the Project Committee, Rear Admiral Murtala Bashir (rtd), expressed appreciation to General Musa, all members of the 38 RC Association, service chiefs, the NDA Commandant, and other contributors. He revealed that the centre is equipped with consulting rooms, an operating theatre, and other critical facilities. Bashir further urged the wives of RC 38 members, known as the “Unique 38 Ladies,” through the DEPOWA President, to continue supporting the maternity centre.
A major highlight of the event was the formal handover of the facility by the President of the 38 RC Association, Major General Solomon Udounwa, to the NDA Commandant, Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim. The ceremony concluded with group photographs.
Dignitaries present at the commissioning included the representative of the Vice President, Senator Ibrahim Hadeja, who is the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President; representatives of service chiefs; the NDA Commandant; executives and members of DEPOWA; wives of RC 38 members; as well as serving and retired senior officers.
