The Rotary Club of Rock City on Thursday, donated gift items to the first baby born in Abeokuta on July 25 as part of activities marking the club’s 2nd Charter Day celebrations.
Speaking at the Oba Ademola ll Maternity Hospital, Ijemo, Abeokuta where the mother of newly born baby was presented with the baby items, the President of Rotary Club of Rock City, Rtn. Henry Olasupo Adedokun said
” We were chartered two years ago, precisely on 25th July, 2022. The month of July is also dedicated to Maternal and Child Health by Rotary International. Since our Charter as a Club is 25th July, we decided to donate gift items to a baby born in Abeokuta on this day.
” Interestingly, while planning we mapped out; Oke- llewo PHC , Adigbe PHC , Obada PHC and kugba PHC for the project and have been in contact with the mapped Primary Health Care (PHC) since early hours of the morning. Oba Ademola ll Maternity Hospital was not even on our list because our aim is to make the gift items to a needy mother.
” Our today’s experience reinstates the important of prioritising Maternal and Child Health because we earlier got news of a baby delivered in Oba Oko and before we could locate the baby, the baby had died. We later got another at Osiele PHC, we moved there immediately and while offloading our gifts we were told the mother had delivery complications and have been rushed to a higher facility which prevented us access to donate to the baby.
Then we resumed our search and finally got a baby here and happy our all day search was successful and the gift items were presented to the right family in true need.
Also, speaking, the project Chairperson, Rtn. Oke Ibukunoluwa Enitan stated that
” This baby here is lucky, because we have gone as far as the outskirts of Abeokuta in search for a July 25th baby. God knows about this baby to be the beneficiary and be recognised as our Irresistible Charter Baby.
While expressing gratitude to the Club, the mother, Mrs Bisi Lawal could not control her emotions as she thanked the Club for the hand of support given to her and her new baby boy.
The Father of the baby, Gbenga Lawal, who also narrated what his wife experienced in relation to birthing, confirmed that his wife has been pregnant up to delivery stage and this is the first baby she is carrying in her hands. The fair of the past made his wife relocate to prayer mountain over a month ago which prevented them from getting any baby items ahead of her today’s delivery.
In their remarks the Director of Nursing services, DNS A. Adeyemi and Apex Nurse, DNS, Mrs Taiwo Olufunmilola commended the Rotary Club of Rock City for coming to the maternity to present the items. They added that the facility would further appreciate the club coming often to give succour to nursing mothers who are less privileged.
Joining Rtn. Henry Olasupo Adedokun (Irresistible President RC Rock City) for the presentation are; Past President Aremu Monday Babatunde (RC Abeokuta Metro), Rtn. Abiodun Ogundaini (Irresistible President RC Abeokuta Metro), Rtn. Olayemi Ajayi (Irresistible President RC Oke-Mosan Golden), Rtn. Williams Fakiyesi (Irresistible President RC Obantoko) and members of RC Rock City.
