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Borno, Ogun, Osun, Lagos, Kwara Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

State Governments of Borno (Northeast), Lagos, Ogun, Osun (South-West), and Kwara have taken the delivery of the first set of the COVID-19 Vaccines.

The Borno government allocation arrived the state Tuesday night through the Maiduguri International Airport.

The consignment was received by the Deputy Governor, Umar Kaddafur, who represented Governor Babagana Zulum.

The Kwara government in a statement by Press Secretary, Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mosebolatan Olayemi said the State Government on Tuesday night received its consignment of the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Federal Government.

The consignment arrived at the Ilorin International Airport at about 8.30 p.m. and was received by the state government’s delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health Dr. Abubakar Ayinla.

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu also announced the arrival of the state’s consignment on his official Twitter page said the state government received the vaccines at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and they were kept in a safe place. He did not say the number of doses the state received.

The governor assured residents that the state government would soon commence the vaccination in line with the scheduled guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

Osun Government also announced the arrival of its consignment.

The State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo.

Mrs. Egbemode said the state government delegation received the vaccines at Akure Airport around 7:11 p.m.

She said the government was prepared to preserve and administer the vaccines, adding that the state government had trained 300 health workers for the vaccination.

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