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  • Corps member delivers Ebonyi State’s first baby of 2023

    Corps member delivers Ebonyi State’s first baby of 2023

    The wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Racheal Umahi welcomed the first baby of the year around 12.52 a.m at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.

    The baby girl, weighing 3 kilogram at birth, was delivered by a National Youth Service Corps member, Mrs Chidimma Attah-Favour, serving in Ebonyi but hails from Nsukka, Enugu State.

    Speaking during her visit to the first baby delivered through Spontenous Vagina Delivery (SVD), Mrs Umahi prayed and thanked God for safe delivery.

    She commended the management of the hospital for their commitment and attention to ensure safe delivery.

    She urged the parent to bring up the baby properly to better their family and the society.

    “2023 is a unique year and God proved himself mighty; we appreciate God for keeping everyone alive to see the New Year.

    “We join the family of this baby to thank God for safe delivery and for the gift of a baby girl.

    “The child will be a great preacher, fill her with God’s word and knowledge properly for the betterment of the society and her family,” Mrs Umahi said.

    Dr Richard Ewa, the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, confirmed that the baby was delivered through SVD.

    Ewa commended governor Umahi-led administration for its support and contributions to the hospital so far.

    “The baby was born at 12.52a.m, weighing 3kg and was delivered by a corp member,” he said.

    Also, Mrs Chidimma Attah-favour, mother of the first baby expressed satisfaction over the visit and commended Mrs Umahi for the gift.

    She, however, promised to bring up the baby properly and thanked God for safe delivery. The governor’s wife presented various items and foodstuff to the mother of the baby.

  • Akeredolu presents cash, gifts to first baby of 2023, others

    Akeredolu presents cash, gifts to first baby of 2023, others

    Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Wife of the Ondo State Governor, on Sunday presented cash and gifts to the first three babies of 2023 in Akure.

    Anyanwu-Akeredolu also presented cash and gifts to seven other babies who were delivered on Christmas day, and in the last hours of 2022.

    The wife of the governor, who presented the gifts and cash to the parents of the babies at the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, and Arakale Comprehensive Health Centre, Akure, said the gesture was to support the parents of the babies for their upkeep.

    According to her, it has become an annual ritual for us in the state to celebrate first child of the year and I am very delighted to see babies delivered in the two centres are healthy.

    Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who appreciated the doctors and nurses at the two hospitals due to the safe deliveries of the mothers, called on the parents to imbibe the culture of family planning in their child-bearing period to enable them to train the children well.

    “For a child born in this century to function properly, you must give him or her good education, you must provide for them, give them balanced diet for them to grow well and develop well so that they can compete favourably.

    “If a child is malnourished, that child will not do well in school and it’s at this very beginning, how they were born, how they were nourished that will determine the child.

    “We are not saying we want to lock their womb, but there is the need for our people to reduce the number of children that they give birth to because that’s what the present situation demands.

    “And we can not run away from the fact that it’s really a lot of money to bring up a child in this present century.

    “So, Nigerians will continue to have baby which is a good thing but all we are saying let us have the number we can afford to train or take care of.

    “Please, do a family planning and not over do it so that you will have enough to train these children and give them a healthy live style,” she said.

    Earlier, Dr Banjo Ajaka, State Commissioner for Health, who presented four babies to the wife of the governor at the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure said that the first child was born at 5:30am with a weight of 3.5 kg.

    “The other three babies, one was born on Christmas day and two others born during the last hour of the year 2022,” he said.

    Similarly, Dr Omoseyi Adeyemi-Osowe, Director, Primary Health Centre, Arakale in Akure South Local Government Area, who presented six babies to Anyanwu-Akeredolu, said the first child was born at 1:30 a.m, the second at 1:55 a.m, while they weighed 3.5kg and 3.4kg respectively.

    Also, Mrs Ayomide Bankole, who gave birth at 1:30 a.m., and Mrs Olatuji Mariam, who gave birth at 5:30 a.m., both on Sunday, appreciated the wife of the governor for the gesture, saying it would go a long way to take care of their babies.

    “We are very happy and grateful for what the wife of the governor has done for us. May Almighty God continue to bless her for us,” the duo said.