The wife of Abia State Governor Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, has given out gifts and paid hospital bills for Mrs. Nnenna Okocha, from Nkporo in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State who gave birth to quintuplet in the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, the state capital.
The Governor’s wife said it is in the spirit of Easter which signifies the resurrection of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, that she has come to celebrate with the nursing mothers.
According to her, “when other women are praying for one, God gave you five, so we have come to rejoice with you and to give you and the babies gifts”.
The Abia First Lady also charged the hospital staff to employ all their expertise to ensure that all the nursing mothers goes home safely as she made available gifts, wrappers and other donations to 27 nursing mothers in the hospital.
Speaking with National Ambassador News, the mother of the quintuplet, Mrs. Nnenna Okocha, revealed that though she lost two of the babies but expresses joy over the birth of her babies and thanked the wife of Abia Governor for visiting her and most especially offsetting her hospital bills.
However, the Head of Administration, FMCU, Mr. Rowland Ekpomu, who represented the Chief Medical Director of the hospital said that what the wife of Abia Governor has done to these nursing mothers is second to none.
According to him, ” there are many of them here who could not pay their bills but the Governor’s wife has done that for them and we are grateful to that”.
