Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, Thursday came to the aid of Mrs,Lucy Opkuru Mgboke of Agbaja, the woman who gave birth to triplets by renting a flat for them.
He also took over the welfare and medical bills of Mrs. Mgboke
Umahi issued the directive to the commissioner of women affairs Mrs Rebecca Ogbuewu on Thursday.
This gesture followed reports by Blueprint newspapers and other national tabloids.
Umahi said “I direct commissioner for women affairs and all the SAs on women to jointly look for the woman, hire a house for her, send them to hospital to evaluate the children and mother, give me all bills plus two years upkeep allowance of the mother and children.
Mrs Ogbuewu during her visit to the mother and her babies said: “I just got a call from the Governor that a woman put to bed a set triplet at MCH and that I should rush and see her and know how they are doing.
“Before coming here, the Governor had already instructed that I find a good accommodation for the family, maybe he has their details before now . He said we should make sure that we make two years payment for now, ensure they are in good hospital if not we should pull them out from there to a good hospital.
“He said if they are not in good health we should ensure they are well taken care off. He said we should provide everything they need. In fact as we leave here we will start looking for accommodation for them. And we will implement to the last the instruction of the governor,” he said.
