I paid pregnant women N10,000 for antenatal as Rivers gov – Amaechi

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike moving mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed however helium paid large women N10,000 each for attending antenatal attraction portion helium was politician of Rivers State.

Amaechi disclosed that the wealth was portion of efforts to boost the wellness of large women due to the fact that Rivers State was rated 2nd connected the maternal-child mortality scale portion helium was governor.

Amaechi became the politician of Rivers State connected October 26, 2007, and stayed successful bureau until May 29, 2015.

He served for 2 presumption aft a Supreme Court ruling brought him to office.

Reflecting connected his clip arsenic governor, Amaechi harped connected the value of women’s health, stressing that helium built hospitals and employed doctors successful villages crossed the state.

Speaking astatine the ‘Her Health, Her Power Conference Africa 2026’, successful Abuja connected Tuesday, Amaechi said, “On the contented of health, you surely cannot marque the pistillate look healthier and stronger if the system is bad.

“In a planetary system similar that of Nigeria, 40 percent of women are farmers, truthful we request to bash much arsenic politicians to spot that women unrecorded healthier.

“No substance however overmuch grammar we talk successful our antithetic states arsenic governors, we request to bash much for our women and different happening we request to bash is to marque definite that they get educated, they marque amended leaders erstwhile they are educated.

“If ...