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| Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Mrs. Obioma Imoke |
The dead baby boy was found behind
the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital [UCTH] medical Students Hostel on
Moore Road, Calabar, ironically besides the office of the Governor’s wife.
The incident created a spectacle
within the hostel and Mrs. Imoke’s office as curious onlookers trooped to
behold the baby whose umbilical cord was still intact where they rained curses
on the unidentified mother and at the same time asking God why He should allow
such an unprepared mothers to conceive when millions were out there looking for
children.
Special Assistant to the Governor on
Public Health/NGO and Special Projects, Dr. Regina Ejemot-Nwadiaro who rushed
to the scene, said her attention was drawn to the incident by an anonymous
caller and that when she confirmed the story, immediately called the Calabar
Urban Development Authority (CUDA) who subsequently alerted the Police.
She condemned the dastardly act as
"callous, inhuman and outright wickedness", adding: “It is thus
disheartening that in spite of the consistent efforts by Mrs. Imoke and the
MACA team, people could still dump babies”.
Nwadiaro explained that the main goal
of MACA was to prevent teenage pregnancy and child abandonment and ultimately
to save lives and called on the public to avail themselves of the services MACA
as its ultimate goal is to contribute to the achievement of Millennium
Development Goals especially as it concerns Child and Maternal Mortality.
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