As the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, sharing love and joy, the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, in the spirit of the season, this morning welcomed the first baby born on Christmas day in the state with cash and gift items.
‎Lady Obareki made an early morning visit to the Ikot Ekpene General Hospital, where a female child was born to the family of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Umoh from Ikot Osom in Obot Akara Ikara Local Government at 00:01am, weighing 2.6kg.
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‎The First Lady Designate who thanked God for the safe delivery of the Christmas baby and other babies, noted that being born on Christmas and sharing the same birthday with the Saviour of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ was greatly significant. She extended the love of Christmas by presenting cash and gifts to all the babies and their mothers in the ward.
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‎”As we have been doing in the past, we are here to receive our Christmas baby for the State. This is very significant to us because as Christians, the baby shares the same birthday with our Lord Jesus Christ. We wish her and the family all the best that the future has to offer,” she remarked.
‎In her response, the Chief Medical Superintendent of Ikot Ekpene General Hospital, Dr. Nene Andem, thanked the First Lady for coming to the hospital to receive the Christmas baby and stated that the baby and all other babies were in good condition.
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‎Speaking on behalf of all the nursing mothers at the maternity ward, the mother of the star baby, Mrs. Nsisong Lawrence Umoh, offered words of appreciation to the Governor of the State and the First Lady for coming to welcome her baby and other babies with cash and gift items. She prayed God to bless and reward their labour of love.
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