Over 200 babies delivered in Anambra , as Obi's wife visits

Wife of the Anambra state Governor, Mrs Margret Peter-Obi, yesterday presented bounties worth several thousands of naira and cash to the first babies of the year 2014 at different public hospitals in the state.

The first baby of the year in Anambra state was Chinemerem Ezinwanne , female delivered at Primary Health Centre, Aguata inside the local government headquarters. She was delivered by 12:00am and weighed 3.2kg.

Her parents Mr Oliver Ezinwanne and Mrs Ebele Ezinwanne from Okpo village, Ekwulobia were excited over the cash and huge bounties from the wife of the governor.

Obi’s wife represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Henrietta Agbata and the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Nkiru Okeke also gave bounties to the second baby of the year and third baby of the year at Holy Rosary Specialist Hospital and Maternity, Waterside , Onitsha and Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital respectively.

The second baby, Chinualumogu, male, weighed 3.5kg and was delivered at 1.58am while the third baby, Favour, a female weighed 3.7kg and was delivered at 2/05am.

The parents of the second and third babies were Okpala Chukwu from Nibo in Awka South and Ijeoma Ezeani from Abagana in Njikoka local government area, thanked the governor’s wife for the gesture.

Obi’ wife was able to visit 15 babies out  of the over 200 babies delivered in Anambra state on the New year day at both private and public hospitals in the three senatorial zones of the state.