The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Edo/Delta Command, Comptroller Judith Kanu, has empowered members of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) and their friends through the launch of a perfume-making skill acquisition programme.
In her opening remarks, Comptroller Kanu highlighted the importance of skill acquisition as a pathway to empowerment, self-reliance, and sustainable development.
She explained that perfume-making was deliberately chosen as it combines creativity, entrepreneurship, and profitability.
“This programme will equip participants with practical skills that can enable them to establish small businesses, generate household income, and contribute to the wider economy,” she said.
The training session was facilitated by Mrs Patricia Yuguda, a COWA member and resource person, who demonstrated how to make three types of perfumes: body perfume, spray perfume, and oil-based perfume. She explained their differences, uses, ingredients, and production methods, stressing that the materials are affordable and readily available in cosmetic shops or online.
As part of her empowerment initiative, Comptroller Kanu provided start-up capital of ₦25,000 each to five beneficiaries; Miss Gift Henry, Mrs Gabriella Unoh, Mrs Ase Consider, Miss Tony Keturah, and Mrs Rita Daniel Francis — encouraging them to seize the opportunity to improve their livelihoods.
Closing the programme, the COWA Liaison Officer, DSC Ejomafuvwe Ogbakpah, commended Comptroller Kanu for her consistent motherly support and unwavering commitment to the Edo/Delta Chapter of COWA.
