Widowed Mother of Triplets Gets Cash Gift from Betty Akeredolu

Wed, Sep 27, 2017 | By publisher


Women

 

BETTY Anyanwu-Akeredolu , the wife of Ondo State governor, on Tuesday, September 26, donated gift items to Bukola Afolabi, a young mother of triplets who lost her husband two months into her pregnancy.

The items which included packs of baby food and diapers were also donated to Bola Olayinka, another mother of triplets at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, state capital on Tuesday, September 26.

Akeredolu who promised to help train Afolabi, the widowed mother in Information Communication and Technology, ICT, so that she could have socio-economic empowerment, urged the young mothers to take up family planning in order to remain healthy and better manage their families.

Adekola Olawoye, the attorney general and commissioner for Justice, who received the gifts items on behalf of Olayinka used the opportunity to thank the first lady for her kind gesture.

Earlier, Margaret Atere, the chairman of Akure South Local Government, also expressed appreciation at the first lady’s act of benevolence saying Ondo State people are lucky to have her.

Sept. 27, 2017 @ 14:40 GMT /

 

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