He said this in a message to a Bre@.$tfeeding Awareness Campaign organised by the Lagos chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ).
The commissioner, represented by Mrs Toro Oladapo, a former NAWOJ President and Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Ministry of Information, said fathers should stop competing for bre@.$ts with their babies.
He stated that rather, men should encourage their wives to engage in exclusive bre@.$tfeeding which is vital during the first six months of life.
“Nothing is natural like bre@.$t milk,” he said, noting that human milk is better for babies than animal milk.
“Thank you so much for promoting the essence of womanhood.
“The media should help ensure mothers are bre@.$tfeeding to raise a healthy nation.
“You will all agree with me that children that are bre@.$tfed distinguish themselves academically,’’ he said.
The commissioner said that women, in the past, used bre@.$tfeeding for child-spacing and family planning, urging NAWOJ to spread the awareness.
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