Tinubu promises help for conjoined twins, welcomes FCT First Baby

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has promised to facilitate the surgery of a set of conjoined twins.

Mrs. Tinubu came across the conjoined twins when she visited the National Hospital, Abuja on Monday, January 1, 2024 to welcome the First Baby of the year 2024 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The baby Boluwatife Johnson was born at 12.03a.m.

After visiting the Baby boy, Boluwatife Johnson, the First Lady visited other babies just born in the hospital, bearing gifts.

After speaking with the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Mrs. Tinubu stated the willingness of her Initiative, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to lend a helping hand to facilitate the surgery to separate the twins.

The Chief Medical Director, Prof Mohammed Raji Mahmood, while expressing the appreciation of the hospital for the gesture, seized the opportunity to appeal for more help to sustain the legacy of the hospital.

Mrs. Tinubu advised that expectant mothers must prioritize their health and seek to know their HIV/AIDS status.

She said this will enable them prevent mother to child transmission of the disease and help they themselves stay healthy.

FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s New Year address to Nigerians

She appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to join forces with government to adopt hospitals and wards to improve the healthcare delivery in the country as government alone cannot do it.

“I urge nursing mothers to take adequate care of their babies, ensure that they are immunized as and when due, practice exclusive breastfeeding and provide them with adequate nutritious and healthy weaning food for their brain development.

“Expectant mothers should always take antenatal and postnatal care seriously, maintain basic hygiene at home, space their births, register their babies with the National population Commission (NPC) and make efforts to enrol them in school at the appropriate age.

The First Lady noted that her foundation, RHI, is working in collaboration with the UNICEF to see that all births in Nigeria are registered in order to ensure the rights and protection of all children.

The First Lady was accompanied by wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, Minister of Women Affairs, Hon. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, wife of the Minister of Works, Mrs Umahi and the wife of the Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Bello Matawalle.

The Star