BEVERLY HILLS, March 06, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
At the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the President was vaccinated by his personal physician, Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi.
The Vice-President’s shot was administered by Nicolas Audiferren, his personal physician.
On Friday, the Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, had hinted that President Buhari would take the vaccine today.
“To increase public confidence in the #COVID19 vaccine roll-out, President Muhammadu Buhari will be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow, Saturday, March 6th, 2021 at the New Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa at 11:30am,” he tweeted.
He noted that the President would take the vaccine along with the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, a day after Nigeria commenced the vaccination exercise.
Shuaib added that members of the President’s cabinet, which included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and ministers, would take their jabs on Monday.
The vaccination exercise was flagged-off on Friday by the SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha, on behalf of the President at the National Hospital in Abuja.
During the exercise, a medical doctor, Ngong Cyprian, made history as the first person to receive the vaccine in Nigeria, while three other frontline health workers – Dr. Nuru Joseph, Dr. Thairu Yunusa and a Nurse, Faith Eragbai, were also vaccinated.
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