Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, welcomed and presented gift items to the first babies of the year in three public hospitals namely: Harvey Road Health Centre, Onikan Health Centre and Lagos Island Maternity Hospital.
Baby Abdulganiu, a male who weighed 3.2kg delivered at exactly 12:00:15am by Mrs. Shukurat Abdulganiu, is the first baby of the year at Harvey Road Hospital. Another baby, also male who weighed 2.5 kg and delivered at 12:00 am by Mrs Adesola Ajila, is the first baby of the year at Onikan Health Centre, while the first baby of the year at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is baby Layembi. The baby; a male who weighed 3.1kg was delivered at 12:10 am by Mrs. Simbiat Layembi.
Welcoming the first babies at these hospitals, Sanwo-Olu said the birth of a newborn is a symbolic and significant event that brings forth the assurance that human heritage is carried on to the next generation.
She said: “The gift of a new baby is a priceless one from God. It, therefore, gladdens my heart to be in the midst of the Lagos Health Family to receive and celebrate the First Baby of the year 2022”.
