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POLITICSNIGERIA.COM

BUA receives with utter shock, reports allegedly attributed to CACOVID, disowning its earlier payment through CACOVID for 1 million AstraZeneca doses for Nigeria via the AFREXIM vaccine platform .

At the cacovid steering committee meeting held today February 8, 2021 (of which BUA is a member), members were informed by the CBN Governor that CACOVID had been given the opportunity through the Afrexim Platform to access and pay for 1million doses, provided payment was made today or tomorrow - failure which the opportunity to get those doses next week may be lost.

After extensive deliberations, there was no agreement reached and despite members being offered the opportunity to donate funds towards procuring the doses, none offered. BUA then took it upon itself to offer to pay for the 1million doses at the agreed rate of US$3.45 per dose totaling US$3.45million which translates to 1.311billion Naira.

The Chairman of BUA also requested through the CBN governor that the Naira equivalent be paid to the relevant account with CBN, and that CBN forward the dollar payment to Afrexim on CACOVID’s behalf.

This payment was made immediately after the meeting and BUA transferred the money to the CBN (see payment confirmation attached) in order to meet the deadline. However, with this development by the CACOVID operations committee , we now have just cause to believe that some members of CACOVID were not happy that BUA took this initiative in the interest of Nigeria and to ensure that the deadline was met to receive the 1 million doses of the vaccine next week.

BUA did this gesture in good faith as it has done with its interventions throughout the pandemic.

We will however like to state clearly that we are aware that a prominent member of CACOVID is not happy that BUA took the initiative to pay for the vaccines – fulfilling our pledge just as we said during the meeting. Now they want to scuttle it by this action because they were unable to take the initiative.

We find this release by CACOVID to be very petty and unbecoming of seemingly serious corporate citizens because it is tantamount to playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. This is no time for politics. It is time for us to come together to help Nigerians and it does not matter who is helping or paying.

We stand ready to keep supporting and despite this petty action, we have decided to let the money remain in the CACOVID Account with the CBN pending when they are ready to utilize the funds for Nigerians to access the vaccines.

https://politicsnigeria.com/vaccine-dont-play-politics-with-nigerian-lives-bua-replies-cacovid/

Na wa o

Nigerians!

The FG had failed in its bid to get the vaccines. Largely due to their lacked of preparation and incompetence. I'm surprised the Minister if Health hasn't resign now.
If BUA can come up with the capacity and logistics to deliver it to 1 millions Nigerians why all these politics if we all really do what we do in public interest?

see levels abeg. Just by a click of the hand on a phone, someone just made a transfer of about 1.3 billion naira for dash.
Whereas if I do 10k transfers go dey check my account balance like bet slip.
On a serious note, there are sabouteurs in that cacovid group, while will a matter be brought up, someone compiled and they came to the media to discredit the company. Do they want to bring BuA down. If it is for a just cause, God will be with BUA.

Wetin We Gain

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Gather here if you dont understand what this write up is about

Oj

I see these vaccines being hoarded like the palatives, I see the government coming out on the media and making vague claims of giving it to millions when in reality, it's lying dormant somewhere. This I have seen.

As for me and my family...



























































We are not taking any yeye vaccine!

Shikena

Surely the rich / politicians will get the vaccine easily while the poor / masses will be struggling to survive from the virus, it's a norms in Nigeria here. May prayer is that God should just help us and eliminate all this our greedy leaders cos they don't have the interest of we the masses at heart.

Ok

Unfortunately, some heady and frustrated youths have been playing with their lives since this virus started.
They have been shouting coronavirus is a scam. There is nothing like CORONAVIRUS.
We only pray it won't be their portion.

Meanwhile,
For some enemies of the states,
saying negative things about this vaccine already, as they remain negative to EVERYTHING everyday of their lives,
For the ones saying there is nothing like CORONAVIRUS,
We have this for your types...

Vaccine is a personal thing.
No one is forcing you to take it.
If you want it,
and want to protect your life and the lives of your love ones,
go for it , it is free.
If you don't want it,
No one is forcing you to receive it, or begging you to,
stay away from it.
#SimpleSturvz.

Emefiele is just crazy... Some one wants to procure Covid Vacines, yet you are giving him deadline to pay for forex

I can see Dangote's hand in this, he is the number one enemy of Rabiu of BUA

Like other CACOVID donation, State Governors would hijack it, use it alone among themselves and sell the rest at black market or keep it in warehouse till it expires


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May God continue to disgrace all of una

someone that hid indomie from you, will give you vaccine ??

comon guys, wake up!

There was a country indeed! When parochial interests take the place of genuine national interests, this is what we get...when recharge card sellers become billionaires overnight because of their affiliation to certain darling daddies, this is what we get...when brazenly corrupt individuals and violent herdsmen get away with their crimes because they are affiliated somehow to power brokers, this is what we get.

Selfishness institutionalised!

I Hope They Listen

If Government really want make I collect vaccine, they should fly me to Dubai, I don't trust their own...

This country is a real shit.hole

Why BUA did not put buhari name? If he had put buhari name initially they would have accept the offer, everything in this govt is all about politics not about humanities

Even Buhari is playing with Nigerians lives

I always try to be positive about my country BUT she keeps minoring on the major and majoring on the minor.

God eppus oo. BUA and co refuse to reduce cement price but paying billions for vaccines.

Reduce cement price, let Nigeria pay for its vaccines if you really have the interest of Nigeria at heart.

imagine.

It is well

Inside life........ Playing politics with the lives of Nigerians

Nigerians Lives matter