President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday administered Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) on some children in his country home, Daura, Katsina State.
President administers polio vaccine on children
He expressed his administration’s determination to intensify efforts towards eradicating the virus from the state by 2017.
President Buhari administering the polio vaccine
Recommended articles
![The construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway has started from Victoria Island in Lagos. [Abiodun Bello/X]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "The construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway has started from Victoria Island in Lagos. [Abiodun Bello/X]")
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, which took place at the residence of the president, was part of the campaign to wipe out the virus from the country by 2017.
NAN reports that the president, who did not make any comment during the exercise, was assisted by Katsina State Gov. Aminu Masari and the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Health, Dr Ahmad Qabasiyyu.
Masari and the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouq also administered the polio vaccines on some of the children.In remarks, Masari said that the state had not recorded a single case of polio infection in the past three years.
ADVERTISEMENT
The governor urged parents to continue to present their children for the routine polio immunisation in their respective areas.
The state Coordinator, World Health Oganisation (WHO), Alh. Ali Yuguda, said that the fight against polio was recording tremendous success globally.
He disclosed that only 37 polio cases were so far reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan this year.Yuguda urged parents to continue to present their children for the immunisation in order to wipe out the virus completely from the country by 2017.
He reiterated the readiness of WHO to continue to support Nigeria to be polio free by 2017
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
FG sets up committee to compensate landowners affected by Lagos-Calabar road project
Kano Gov remaians a bona fide member of our party - NNPP debunks suspension
We need ₦3.2trn to pay electricity subsidy in 2024 - FG
Tinubu's proactive approach to security threats yielding results, Ribadu claims
You will not walk alone - Gov Oyebanji assures late APC chairman’s family
Troops end 3 senior terrorist commanders, 189 others, arrest 341 suspects
Lagos Red Line to begin test-run soon, nearly 2 months after inauguration
Fresh reaction trails court's reinstatement of Ganduje as APC chair
The unveiling of a refreshed Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos
Pulse Sports
Lionel Messi's son breaks the internet after scoring five goals for Inter Miami
Naija Stars Abroad: Onyedika, Boniface, and Osimhen shine across Europe
Victor Osimhen and Tobi Amusan make list of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
![Godwin Emefiele was removed from office by the Bola Tinubu administration over fraud allegations [Punch]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Godwin Emefiele was removed from office by the Bola Tinubu administration over fraud allegations [Punch]")