The wife of Delta State Governor, Tobore Oborevwori, visited the Asaba Specialist Hospital in Asaba on Monday to welcome the first baby of the year born in the state.
The baby, Destiny Onuoha, was born at 12:05 am, to the family of Martins Onuoha.
The governor’s wife, who is the founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation, accompanied by the official of the foundation, visited the maternity complex, neonatal unit, labour and paediatric wards, where she showered gift items, including cash on babies and their mothers.
She also paid off a total medical bill of N1,681,000 for indigent adults and children, including a child booked for surgery.
In response, the father of the first child of the year, Onuoha Martins, a private school teacher and an indigene of Ndokwa East Local Government Area, expressed his excitement and appreciation for the gifts showered on his son.
The Chief Medical Director of Asaba Specialist Hospital, Dr Peace Ighosewe, commended the gesture of the governor’s wife and her team, especially on the offsetting of medical bills for five critical patients.
