Cross River State

Cross River first Lady Donates N1m, Incubator to the State’s First Quintuplets

Published

10 years ago

January 10, 2017

Godwin

A couple who have been childless after ten years of marriage welcomed quintuplets on Monday, January 9th at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Cross River State.The Cross River Government yesterday said that the babies are the first quintuplets in the state’s history.

Dr. Linda Ayade, the first lady of Akwa Ibom state, donated One million naira to the family of the quintuplets with an incubator for the management of the new babies.

Dr. Linda Ayade, Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the DG of the Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu, arrived at the UCTH to witness what the hospital management says is the first of it’s kind in the facility.

Dr. Ayade revealed that she has only heard and read about how quintuplets have been delivered but has never witnessed it before. She extended the sincere congratulations of the first family to the parents of the babies and assured them that they will not abandon the babies.

Dr. Linda in her remarks, characteristically waxed religious saying

“five is a divine number for Jesus, Grace, Mercy. 9th January is the number of completion on the first month of the year. This event is a sign from God that this is our year of abundance. On the first day of the year, it was twins, today it’s quintuplets, am over joyed.” she exclaimed.

She also donated additional five hundred thousand naira to the medical team that delivered the babies as well as an undisclosed amount to a set of twins in the ward who were delivered on January 1.

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Health Dr. Inyang Asibong congratulated the parents of the new babies and assured them that the government will give a helping hand to support the family.

“I want to on behalf of the government and the people of the state congratulate the parents of the babies as well as the entire team led by Professor Iklaki that delivered this babies. I know it must have been a difficult job and thank God the babies all came out safe and the mum is also safe. If the situation were different, I would have advocated exclusive breastfeeding, but in this case, I know it will be impossible to insist on that. But the government will definitely support the family in the upbringing of the children.” she said.

The Director General of the Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Betta Edu, described the birth of the children as a miracle and urged the parents to now opt for family planning.

Source: CrossRiverWatch

Cross River State

Deforestation: Cross River Communities Want Implementation of Forest Governance

Published

9 years ago

June 4, 2017

Godwin

Deforestation

Worried by the high rate of deforestation in the state and its negative consequences, some communities in Cross River State have called for the adoption of forest governance as a way to tackle the menace.

Rising from a two-day workshop on forest governance organised by Waneledon, a non-government organisation with support from the Rainforest Rescue in Owai community in Akamkpa Local Government Area, the over 58 participants comprising chiefs, elders, representatives of various groups in Owai, noted that poor implementation of forest governance has led to food insecurity, poverty and mortality.

Secretary of the community, Mr. Mike Joseph, thanked the organiser for enlightening the community on the dangers of losing its forest. “Accountability has been the gap and I am sure we are going to close it. We have agreed to do something definitely. We are going to discuss this in the council meeting to start enforcing those laws that have been on ground.

In a related development, the women of Owai and seven other neighbouring communities affected by the revocation of their community lands for a superhighway, held a vigil to protest the non-abrogation of the gazette that established ownership of the revoked lands by Cross River State Government.

Speaking during the protest, Secretary General of Wanel-aedon Development Association, Joy Ogar stated that the reversal of 10 km on either side of the width of the superhighway by the Cross River State Government as published in a newspaper is untrue, as long as the gazette is not abrogated.

Cross River State

Married Couple who Have been Childless for 10 Years Welcome Quintuplets in Cross River State

Published

10 years ago

January 10, 2017

Godwin

A Nigerian couple welcomed quintuplets after ten years of childless marriage, at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, on Monday January 9th, the first ever in the history of the state.

Recounting the experience, father of the babies, Dr Edet said:

“God is never late. I have waited on for 10years for this children. We realised that God was going to bless us with something special when my wife had a scan after some months of the pregnancy. At that point, we knew she was carrying more than one baby in her womb.”

He expressed happiness at the birth of the babies and said he would need support from well-meaning Nigerians and the Cross River State Government to enable them take good care of the babies.

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