Mother of quadruplets solicits for aassistance to sustain babies

Mother of quadruplets solicits for
aassistance to sustain babies
on october 24, 2013 at 6:20 pm in news
NASARAWA STATE GOVERNOR’S WIFE, HAJIYA
SALAMATU AL- MAKURA WITH NEWLY BORN
QUADRUPLETS IN MORO, KOKONA LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ON FRIDAY (14/6/13).
Abuja – Mrs Alice Akor, a mother of five who
delivered quadruplets about six months ago, on
Thursday in Abuja appealed for help from
government and well-meaning Nigerians.
Akor said she and her family had since April been
battling to make ends meet and sustain the
children, and would now really appreciate help from
any quarters.
Akor gave birth to quadruplets on April 23, 2013 at
the National Hospital in Abuja.
Akor, a National Diploma (ND) holder, said she had
been finding things difficult since after the birth of
her quadruplets, after struggling to pay the hospital
bills of almost N700,000.
She said she was selling clothes before the babies’
arrival, but she has had to stop this due to
the financial burden and physical demands of
raising her children.
“It was when my pregnancy was five months old
that I knew it was quadruplets. I had earlier
thought it was only one baby because it kicked like
one baby.
“But after I did a scan at the Daughters of Charity
Hospital in Kubwa, they referred me to the National
Hospital where I started the ante-natal the following
week.
“I was put on bed rest for six weeks before the
Caesarean section on April 23, 2013,’’ the woman
said.
Akor said her husband had to borrow money to
offset the bills before she and the children
were discharged from the hospital.
“I had no money to pay, and I slept there (in the
hospital) for two days before they could
discharge me. But, right now, I need Nigerians and
the government to assist me,” she said.
Akor said she also has fears about the children’s
future, saying she would love to give her
children the best form of education.
“Training the children to higher institutions is my
fear now, and I want to start to lay the
foundation for a better future for them by bringing
them up in the right ways,” she said.
Akor said feeding the children with milk formula
costs her family not less than N15,000 every
week but it had become difficult to continue.
She said caring for the children was also difficult
because of the type of accommodation she and her
husband had.
“Right now, my husband does not have any job,
other than staying around to help me take care
of the children, while I cannot do any work for now.
“So, I need Nigerians and the government to assist
me,’’ Akor said.
Looking back at how she came about having the
quadruplets, the mother of five said it was a divine
gift she and her family could not refuse.
“Since I had a baby boy before, we (she and her
husband) prayed for one more to make it two
children for us.
“Our wish was to have two children, but when it
turned out to be four, who are we to query God
or reject the children?
“We just have to accept things as they are and find
a way of sustaing them. But, in this, we will need
the help of government and other Nigerians,’’ she
said.(NAN)