A woman in Cross River State, Mrs Edet has given birth to quintuplets in Calabar, the first in the history of the state, REPORTNAIJA gathered exclusively.

Mrs Edet who’s husband is a medical doctor delivered the 5 kids safely on the 9th of January, 2017 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.

REPORTNAIJA gathered that the birth of the quintuplets got the rapid attention of the state government which made the wife of the governor rush straight to the hospital to congratulate the historic parents and also support them with cash gifts.

Dr. Linda Ayade, the Wife of the Governor, shelved a scheduled journey to rush down and join the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the DG of the Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu, who had earlier arrived the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH to witness what the hospital management says is the first of it’s kind in the facility.

The visibly stunned first lady, who is also a medical doctor, revealed that she has only heard and read about how quintuplets have been delivered but has never witnessed it before. She extended the sincere congratulations of the first family to the parents of the babies and assured them that they will not abandon the babies.

Dr. Edu and Father of the kids, Dr. Ekpo Edet

Dr. Linda in her remarks, characteristically waxed religious saying “five is a divine number for Jesus, Grace, Mercy. 9th January is the number of completion on the first month of the year. This event is a sign from God that this is our year of abundance. On the first day of the year, it was twins, today it’s quintuplets, am over joyed.” she exclaimed.

She donated One million naira to the family of the quintuplets with an incubator for the management of the new babies. She also donated additional five hundred thousand naira to the medical team that delivered the babies as well as an undisclosed amount to a set of twins in the ward who were delivered on January 1.

SOURCE
http://www.reportnaija.com/2017/01/woman-gives-birth-to-5-kids-after.html

wonderful!

cc lalasticlala

All the shildren she should have given birth to in the past few years has unanimously agreed to come out at once

Chai

look at the bed
look at the stretcher
Nigeria is finished

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Halleljahhhh. The Lord break the yoke of barrenness. Am happy for the family and the state at large. After ten years of marriage. Ahhh ahhh this is awesome. I just they wonder how d mum will be breast feeding the quintuplets. Congrats ooo. Am happy. This is great. The Lord is awsome all the time. Lalasticla kindly move it to promise land.