Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Garba Shehu, Others Take COVID-19 Vaccination

Admin March 8, 2021

The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu have received their first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a brief event on Monday.

Also Permanent Secretary State House, Tijjani Umar and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd)

They were vaccinated by the Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. Esther Ibrahim at the Special Care Centre of State House Clinic, Abuja.

Gambari and others were administered the vaccine after some frontline health workers as well as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, received theirs on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The Chief of Staff after taking his jab described the process as painless.

He said he is simply following the President’s footsteps as a responsible Nigerian. He urged all eligible Nigerians to present themselves for the vaccination so Nigeria can attain herd immunity.

Also speaking at the brief event, Permanent Secretary State House, Tijjani Umar said the government needs to protect its citizens through the provision of the COVID-19 vaccines.

In his remarks, Gambari said the vaccination was painless and that he followed the foot steps of President Buhari who demonstrated leadership alongside his deputy who received the jabs on Saturday.

He advised eligible Nigerians to take the vaccines as they had been verified to be safe.

“The more Nigerians are vaccinated the more we are safe,” he added.

Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who was earlier scheduled to take his jab at the event, will now take it later in the day alongside members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.