Abia First Lady visits Abia First Baby of the year

In line with the tradition of welcoming the first baby of the year as commonly practiced in Nigeria, the Wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, has visited the first baby of the year 2019.

Mrs. Ikpeazu who apparently spent her December 31, night in Aba the commercial hub of the State visited one of the populous private hospitals located along Aba-Owerri road within the commercial city.

The baby, Master Jidenna Jesse, born into the family of Mr & Mrs Mathew Osondu, indigenes of Nsukka in Enugu State who weighed 3kg, was born at 1.42am on New Year Day.

Speaking during the visit, Mrs. Ikpeazu presented material gifts, paid the hospital bill and donated cash to the parents of the baby.

She urged the parents to bring up the child in the fear of the Lord and to also teach him the virtues of hard work and love for others.

Abia First Lady also used the occasion to call on parents to consider the task of proper upbringing of their children as a scared responsibility given to them by God and society.

According to her, “Children are gifts from God who in turn expect us, as parents, to bring them up to be good citizens that will ultimately contribute to the making of a better society.

“I know the coming of baby Jidenna signposts greater good things that will come to the people of this state in Nigeria 2019 and I wish to use this baby as a point of contact to pray that the joy of every family living in Abia state will be complete in 2019 through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Mrs. Ikpeazu who later visited another hospital at Osisioma where a male and female twin were born at 4am today also offered gifts to the children, their parents and later celebrated the New Year with orphans at the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) motherless baby home off Ogbor Hill, Aba.