Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello is set to take delivery of the AstraZeneca/ Oxford COVID-19 vaccines given to the state regardless his doubts about the existence of the virus.
Revealing this to newsmen, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo said the state government will not force anyone to take a jab of the vaccine except for those who are willing.
According to him: “The governor has said he will accept the vaccine in the state but he will not force anyone to take it. Anyone who may wish to take the vaccine can come forward and the person will be vaccinated but the governor will not enforce it.
“He had said it already that he will take delivery of the vaccine if they bring the vaccine to the state. We just don’t have any information about when the vaccine is coming in and in what quantity.”
It is worthwhile to note that Bello has consistently dismissed the existence of the virus in his state and also expressed reservations about the vaccine for the disease on numerous occasions.
In a viral video, Bello could be seen discouraging a jeering crowd of supporters from taking COVID-19 vaccine.
“They want to use the (COVID-19) vaccines to introduce the disease that will kill you and us. God forbid!” Bello had said.
