COVID-19 VACCINE: LAGOS, OYO PLAN PURCHASE AS STATES FAULT FG ALLOCATIONS

OGUN, OYO AND CROSS RIVER STATES HAVE FAULTED THE DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES ALLOCATED TO THEM BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

LAGOS AND OYO STATES STATED THAT THEY PLANNED TO BUY MORE COVID-19 VACCINES

ON ITS PART, THE BENUE STATE GOVERNMENT SAID THE ISSUE OF ALLOCATION OF COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE NIGERIA GOVERNORS’ FORUM.

ALL THE STATES SAID THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN DECIDING THE SHARING FORMULA FOR THE VACCINE DOSES.

RECALL THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD LAST WEEK, SAID IT WAS EXPECTING 100,000 DOSES OF  PFIZER/BIONTECH CORONAVIRUS VACCINE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.