Bauchi Gov takes Covid-19 vaccine, urges FG to find money for more vaccines

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed on Saturday, after taking the AztraZenica Covid-19 vaccine previously distributed to the state, urged the federal government to find funds to acquire enough vaccines for the population of country.

According to the governor who was joined by his wife and other state officials at the government house of Bauchi, Bauchi state, with around 8 million people, received only 80,570 vaccines per l ‘National Agency for the Development of Primary Health Care.

“I want to plead on behalf of Nigerians that this vaccination is not enough. We cannot play politics with our health. Nigeria is rich enough to buy vaccines, we shouldn’t be a beggar nation. I urge the federal government to make sure that we are looking for resources, not to depend on Covax to be able to cover our entire population.

“Besides, I was the benchmark case with my brother, the deputy governor and some of my close associates. Today God has spared our lives, the world body has developed a vaccine and we are being administered so that we can end this scourge.

“But it’s not uhuru yet, we’ve only come here as leaders to get this vaccine to show that it’s okay to do it, so we can get buy-in from the community. exposed to the problems and challenges of this deadly scourge. After them, there are other health workers, and we are the strategic leaders who will lead by example, ”he said.

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