Emmanuel Thomas
July 6, 2015 – Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Idiat Adebule has advised the run-away husband of Mrs. Ruth Uche to come forward and take up the responsibility of caring for his family.
The deputy governor who spoke while receiving Ruth Uche in her office admonished Benjamine Uche, the husband to be appreciative of the divine blessings that have come his way through the children.
Benjamin Uche ran away from home when he discovered that his wife who had given birth to twins at two different occasions repeated the magic the third time, bringing the total number of children under him to six.
Benjamine works as a factory worker at Expression, a weavon making company in Iju road, Lagos, while Ruth works as a teacher in private school. They gave birth to the six children under one room apartment.
The decision to host Ruth by the Deputy Governor is a follow up to the directive of the Governor of the State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode who directed that the woman and her children be rehabilitated and assisted by all relevant government agencies to ensure they are in good condition.
The Deputy Governor sympathized with her over the traumatic experience she has faced in trying to raise the six children following the disappearance of her husband, assuring that the government of Lagos State is ready to come to her aid and ensure the well-being of her children.
“As a woman and a mother, I can only imagine what you have gone through managing six children, it must have been energy sapping and depressing, but I salute your courage and I want to assure you that this government will not abandon you, we will stand by you and ensure that you are assisted to get back to a normal life”, Adebule assured.
She thanked the woman for coming forward to seek help rather than abandon the children, which some other people would have done, noting that if she dumped the children by the road side, it would still have been the lot of government to take custody of the children and ensure their well-being but her presence and determination to raise her children further encouraged the government to offer the necessary assistance.
The Deputy Governor added that the Governor had approved the release of some amount of money, which the deputy governor stated will be paid into an account and part of it will be used to attend to some of the immediate needs of the children and their mother, adding that officials from the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation have been directed to provide the necessary logistics support to her.
In her reaction to the government’s gesture, Mrs Uche thanked the State Government for assisting and supporting her, noting that the love shown to her and her children could only have come from a government that truly cares about the well being of its people.
Highlight of the visit was the presentation of the token from the government to Mrs Uche by the Deputy Governor.
