SPECIAL REPORT; The First Lady of the State Paid Visit to the First Baby of the Year

By: Aisha  Saad 

On the 1^st day of January 2016, Her Excellency Hajiya Maryam Muhammad Umar Jibirilla visited Maternity Ward, at Specialist Hospital  Yola,  to  see the first  Baby  of the Year 2016.

According to the nurse on duty Aisha Abubakar “the  first  Baby  of the  year  2016 is a Baby  Girl Baby Hasiya Umar, she  hoped  in to the  world  at  exactly  7: 25 am, followed  by  a  bouncing  Baby  Boy,  Baby  Grace   

Clement  who is  destined  to  come to the  world by  8:52 am. Last  but  not the least is Baby Zainab Abubakar who arrived 8:58 am  respectively.

Hajiya  Maryam  presented the sum of N20,000 (Twenty thousand  Naira) , Bath set, two wrappers (super wax and super Nouvo), MAMA KIT ( a kit  containing a pad, Baby Towel, Baby Oil, and  a Dettol) to the  first  woman who  gave birth at the Specialist Hospital  this year, Malama  Hasiya  Umar. While the  second  and  third  Mothers  Mrs. Grace Clement and Malama  Zainab Abubakar received the sum of  N10,000 (Ten thousand  Naira) each with a Bath set, a wrapper (super Nouvo) and MAMA KIT  as  well. She also donates Frisomum (Milk) and MAMA kit to other women at the post-natal ward.

In a brief remarks, her Excellency urged parents to take good care of their children because they are special endowment from God.

The three mothers appreciate her Excellency’s kind gesture and prayed for God to continue to bless her.

Hajiya Maryam was accompanied by Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Women Affairs Alhaji Aliyu Bello Tola, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women Affairs, wife of Hon. Members State House of Assembly, wife of Head of service, wife of Chief of staff and wives of Hon. Commissioners.