Kwara Gov’s wife welcomes New Year babies

The wife of the Kwara State Governor, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Wednesday in Ilorin, welcomed three babies into the New Year 2025.

Abdulrazaq, who was represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state, Mrs Opeyemi Afolashade, visited the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) in Ilorin.

She was there to celebrate the arrival of the New Year babies and to share in the joy of their parents.

She emphasised that the state government, under the leadership of Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, was passionate about the care and well-being of children.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, noted that welcoming New Year babies was a yearly tradition for the Governor’s wife, as every newborn was considered precious, particularly at the start of a new year.

El-Imam added that Kwara was one of the best places to be born, due to the Governor’s commitment to the welfare of the state’s citizens.

She reaffirmed the state government’s dedication to improving healthcare delivery in Kwara.

Supreme news reports that the entourage was guided around the ward where the babies were born by the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Council at KWASUTH, Dr Idowu Ogunlaja.

NAN also reported that the first baby was born at 3:25 a.m., weighing 4.1 kilogrammes; the second at 3:50 a.m., weighing 3.1 kilogrammes; and the third at 10:16 a.m., weighing 3.4 kilogrammes.

The babies were presented with gifts by the Governor’s wife.

In response to the kind gesture, one of the parents, Abdullahi Olaoye, who spoke on behalf of the families, expressed gratitude to Abdulrazaq for her kindness.

Olaoye prayed for continued blessings and support for both the Governor’s wife and the state government.