Aisha Buhari Welcomes Nigeria’s ‘First Baby’ Of 2021

Aisha Buhari Welcomes Nigeria’s ‘First Baby’ Of 2021

First Lady, Aisha Buhari Friday welcomed the child recognized as
Nigeria’s first baby of the year 2021 born in Abuja.

A statement by Aliyu Abdullahi, the spokesperson to First Lady
Aisha Buhari, on Friday said baby Aliyu was born
at exactly 12 a.m. on January 1 at the Karu primary healthcare
centre.

Mrs Buhari welcomed Aliyu and all the other children born on new
year’s day in FCT with baby gifts including post-natal care
products, other nutritional supplies, and cash presents.

Read the full statement below.

Aisha Buhari welcomes the first baby of the year
(2021)

First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari represented by Mairo
Al-Makura, the Special Assistant to the President on African First
Ladies Peace Mission was at Karu Primary Health Care Centre where
the first baby of the new decade and year 2021 was delivered. The
First Baby of the New Year, Baby Aliyu arrived at exactly 12. 00 am
on January 1st, 2021 to the family of Mr & Mrs. Adamu Abubakar,
indigenes of Biu, Borno State, and residents of the FCT.

Mrs Buhari welcomed Aliyu and all the other children born on new
year’s day in FCT with baby gifts including post-natal care
products, other nutritional supplies, and cash presents.

Mrs Buhari also advocated for child spacing as a means of
improving the health and well-being of mothers and their newborn
babies.

“As a mother and grandmother, I want to use this opportunity to
rejoice with you and to also advise you on exclusive breastfeeding,
the importance of ensuring that nutrition food content for babies
is always made available as prerequisites for healthy growth, and
timely vaccination of the babies,” said Mrs Buhari.

The parents of the baby of the year were very happy and
expressed their gratitude to the First Lady for the visit and the
kind gesture.

The Karu Primary Healthcare Center Director, Akila Udoji,
thanked the First Lady for recognizing their healthcare center for
receiving the gifts and also for the advocacy for the new
mothers.

Aliyu Abdullahi
Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
(Office of the First Lady)

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