The Federal Government Awarded the wife the Cross River State, Linda Ayade.

The federal Government Thursday in Abuja, awarded the wife of Cross River Governor, Linda Ayade as “Champion for Women and Children’s Health” in recognition for her role as an influential personality that advocates for Family Planning (FP).

Ayade, was honored among several other prominent personalities across the country at the end of a 2 day National Family Planning Consultative Meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Health where the communique with the issues identified in the 2015 FP consultative meeting was reviewed, progress report on the National FP program disseminated and an action plan developed for 2017 to implement evidence based interventions.