COVID-19 vaccine: Kaduna Speaker applauds Gov El- Rufai’s directives

Alhaji Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani, Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, has stated that Governor Nasir El-recent Rufai’s directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state are in the best interests of the public.

The Speaker, in a statement issued through his Special Adviser on Health, SDGs, and NGOs, Dr. Halimah Nuhu, stated that the measures would not only save lives but would also protect the state’s economy.

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“The directive that only those with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will be allowed access to government offices beginning November 1 is a welcome development.”

The statement went on to say that it would further protect the populace from the dangers of COVID-19, as well as the financial drain on the state’s resources that goes to treating infected patients.

As a result, the Speaker urged all residents of the state to get vaccinated in order to protect themselves and others from infection with the deadly virus.

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The statement praised Governor El-Rufai for being proactive in protecting the lives of the state’s citizens and urged that the COVID-19 vaccine be made available in all parts of the state so that people could be vaccinated.