71-year-old Retired Anglican Priest And Wife Welcome Triplets After 26 Years Of Waiting
The Twenty-first of September 2022, will be an unforgettable day for good for 71-year-old venerable Hezekiah Akenroye, a retired Anglican Priest, and his 45-year-old wife, Durodoluwa Felicia Akenroye. They welcomed their bundles of joy after many years of marriage.
The couple who were married in April 2016 welcomed triplets at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti, after 26 years in God’s waiting room. The babies are the first children of the couple.
According to reports, the babies were delivered through a cesarean section on Wednesday 21st September 2022, and weighed 2.3kg, 2.0kg, and 1.8 kg.
Congratulating the couple, the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi who got a hint of the birth of the triplets through viral news on social media platforms visited the couple at the hospital and presented the babies with cash and material gifts.
The state first lady who made a detour to the hospital on her way to a social function yesterday expressed happiness on the birth of the babies saying that it is evident that God answers prayers.
She congratulated the couple and then charged them to ensure they raised the children in the way of the Lord. She also used the medium to advise couples trying to conceive not to lose hope and keep believing in God.
The aged father of the babies who appreciated the first lady for her kind gesture said he was happy to be blessed with the triplets after many years of waiting.
The septuagenarian said that he never believed God can still make him a father in life. He appreciated God for the pleasant gifts, stressing that God’s time is always the best.