I will not take COVID-19 vaccines -Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has stated that he will not take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Following the arrival of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, State governors are to receive theirs in the coming days.
The commencement of vaccination in Nigeria began on Friday in Abuja.
Reacting to this, Governor Bello while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme said he will not allow the people of the state be used as “guinea pigs”.
“Coronavirus is not our business in Kogi State. We have more pertinent issues that need to be attended to in Kogi State. COVID-19 is just a minute aspect of what we are treating or handling in Kogi State; there have been outbreaks of Lassa Fever and Yellow Fever and those were handled without making noise about it.
“As far as I am concerned, I as a person, I do not need to take vaccines. There is nothing wrong with me. I am hale and hearty. I am 100 percent healthy, I won’t take any vaccines,” the Governor said.
“President Buhari is the leader of this country. I respect him; all of us respect him so much. We love him and he is leading by example. If he needs to take the COVID-19 vaccine and he takes it, it is a welcome development, but I will not make my people guinea pigs,” Bello added.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo will take the vaccines on Saturday.
that is cuz you are not infavour of the process in the first place………
I love this man so much, because he has refused to play this COVID19 politics, like other state governors. He is a man of integrity. 👍
What example do you want to lay down for your people in the state.