Northern Governors Want First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccines For Mass Inoculation

The nineteen Governors under the aegis Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) said they will take the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine when it finally arrives in the country. 

The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong revealed this on Thursday at a webinar on the safety and efficacy of vaccines organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF)

Lalong who was represented by the Secretary to the Plateau State Government (SSG), Professor Danladi Atu, said: “we the Northern Governors have agreed to take the first doses of the vaccines”.

In his welcome address, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Engineer Abubakar Gambo Umar, said that the seminar was organised to sensitise the general public and provide answers to all the issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its vaccines.

A team of medical experts also gave their opinions about the COVID-19 vaccines, its efficacy and safety in the wake of the outbreak of the second wave of the pandemic which has claimed many lives.