The Governor of Ebonyi State ENGR. Dave Umahi his deputy Dr Kelechi Igwe have officially been administered the mandatory two shots of Astra Zeneca vaccine without adverse reactions, from the 46090 doses allocated to the state.
The event took place at the Government Lodge, Ochiudo Centenary City Abakaliki.
Addressing select
journalists after taking the vaccine, Gov Umahi doffed his cap for president Mohammadu Buhari for facilitating the procurement of the drugs which demonstrates his love for Nigerians.
Gov Umahi emphasized that the drugs were not compulsory but what was mandatory was the observation of all Covid 19 protocols.
The Ebonyi state number one citizen praised the Covid 19 Presidential Taskforce headed by the secretary to the Government of the federation, Boss Mustapha for a job well done, in consistently reducing the number and the level of inflection which made the number of People infected in the state to be low.
Meanwhile other members of the state exco, including the Ebonyi first lady also took their own vaccines.
Recall that Astra Zeneca vaccine manufactured by French company ,Pfizer is among the drugs with efficacy to cure covid 19.
