Wife of SDP Governorship Candidate for Taraba State, Mbantira Danladi Baido visits Pregnant Women in Zing.
Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial elections, the Wife of the SDP Governorship Candidate for Taraba State, Hon Danladi Baido Tijo, Her Excellency, Mrs. Mbantira Danladi Baido visits Pregnant Women in Zing LGA of Taraba State, to interact with them with the view of supporting the fight against High Maternal Mortality rate in Taraba State.
Speaking during the visit, Mrs Mbantira Baido said, it is disheartening how several women still lose their lives during pregnancy and child birth in this part of the world when technology has made available modern equipments that could curtail those preventable deaths.
She appealed to the pregnant women to ensure to register and attend antenatal clinic all through the period of their pregnancy stressing that, that is the most effective way to nib any challenges in the bud on time to avoid death at delivery. Mother and Child mean a lot to us.
Mrs Baido who presented gift items to the pregnant women comprising of delivery items at the event revealed that, if elected as the Governor of Taraba State come 2023, the Honourable Danladi Baido led Administration will make budgetary provisions for incentives for Pregnant Women who attend antenatal care by so doing every pregnant woman will be encouraged to attend clinics, Maternal Mortality Rate will drop drastically.
Also speaking, some beneficiaries of the kind gesture lauded her efforts for considering their plights, and assured her of their votes for SDP come March 2023.
“We have not had any such visit before, to have thought of us even before her husband gets into power, we are confident she will encourage him to cater for vulnerable people like us in Taraba State when elected” a pregnant woman declared.
A Health Care Official who pleaded anonymity revealed that, fifty percent of the pregnant women in Zing who are brought to the facility die due to varying complications, decried government’s negligent of the primary health facilities in the local government area.
On arrival, Mrs Mbantira Danladi Baido paid homage to the Emir of Zing, and the Mother of the former governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly T. Nyame, Mama Jumai Eli Nyame who all prayed for Her and her entourage.
Mrs. Baido was accompanied by wives of Candidates contesting the 2023 elections under the platform of the SDP, SDP state women Leader and party faithfuls.