President Buhari Vaccinates His Grandchild Against Polio, Vows To Eradicate It From Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari, today in Abuja, personally vaccinated one of his grandchildren against polio during which he promised his government’s determination to ensure that no Nigerian child is ever infected with the disease again.
The President’s vaccination of one of his grandchildren against polio was meant to demonstrate his commitment to eradicating the virus from Nigeria as well as the safety and efficacy of the polio vaccine.
At a brief event in the Presidential Villa to mark Nigeria’s successful completion of one year without any reported case of the wild polio virus, President Buhari stressed that his government will mobilize and deploy all necessary resources to efficiently complete the task of eradicating polio from the country.
“Today, 25th of July, 2015, Nigeria has successfully completed one year without any case reported of the wild polio virus.
“Achieving this feat has placed us firmly on the path to eradicating this paralyzing disease from our land.
“I seize this opportunity to call on Governors, our traditional and religious leaders, the private sector and our mothers and fathers to redouble their efforts to ensure that every child and every new born baby is vaccinated with the polio vaccine and other life saving routine vaccines.”
President Buhari expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their steadfastness, and foreign partners for their support over the ways.
He was sure that Nigeria will formal be declared a polio-free country in 2017. [myad]