Akwa Ibom orders one million vaccine doses, gov counters anti-vaccination campaigners - Punch Newspapers

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, on Monday, said his administration had ordered one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the state.The governor stated these during a family thanksgiving service organised by the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Dr and Mrs Nathaniel Adiakpan, at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, African Church, Ibibio South Diocese, Afaha Ubium, in the Onna Local Government Area of the state.

He said, “Please I want to raise a strong warning. Whether you believe it or not, this COVID-19 is real; please, protect yourself and don’t take it for granted. Simple hygiene can help you a lot. “We are also ordering new sets of vaccine; don’t mind what they are writing, take that vaccine. We are trying; one million doses of vaccine should be coming in; please, let people take it, especially if you are above 40 years.”

Emmanuel advised critics of his administration to stop demarketing the state by claiming that he would leave behind a huge debt profile, saying his government was working to create wealth for posterity.

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