By Bilkisu Abdullahi-Yahuza
Wife of Kogi State Governor Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ahmad Ododo has reiterated her support for women in Kogi State.
Hajiya Sefinat stated this while donating cash gifts and essential supplies to ease the urgent financial and medical challenges facing the women who recently gave birth at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Lokoja.
Represented by the wife of the Deputy Governor Mrs Magaret Oyibo the wife of the Governor explained that the gesture was part of her efforts to make life easier for women and children in the state.
Hajia Sefinat affirmed her commitment to supporting the women of Kogi State, including those in IDP camps saying that her office is dedicated to ensuring that vulnerable and underprivileged communities receive aid.
The first lady noted that efforts are ongoing to relieve financial burdens through programs and outreach initiatives aimed at improving lives and providing succour.
While reacting to the kind gesture, the Chief Medical Director, Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Professor Isah Adagiri acknowledged the timely intervention of the first lady as these will relieve the families of the financial burden that comes with having preterm babies.
The Executive Secretary Kogi State Emergency Management Agency Alhaji Mouktar Atimah said it was not an easy experience to give births at the camp but the agency quickly stepped in to ensure both mothers and babies received timely medical care.
The wife of the Speaker, Hajiya Zainab Umar, thanked the First Lady for her support and advised the recipients to make good use of the donations.
The mothers, Happiness Abraham and Halirat Isah, expressed gratitude for the assistance, saying it is a blessing that would ease the financial strain of giving birth in an IDP camp.
