₦airaland Forum

COVID-19: Gov. Okowa, wife vaccinate

Delta Government on Friday commenced the vaccination of its citizens against COVID-19, with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and members of the state’s Executive Council taking their turns.

The Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Patience Elumeze and health workers were also vaccinated in the exercise which was held at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Asaba.

Speaking after he was vaccinated, Okowa said that the vaccine was approved by World Health Organisation (WHO) and National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and encouraged the people to take it.

He assured the people of the safety of the vaccine, adding that more doses would be delivered to the state in April and more in later months.

Okowa stated that the more people were vaccinated, the more the immune system of the people would be boosted.

He said that the effect of COVID-19 had been very disastrous to the health and economy of the nation, but expressed happiness on the arrival of the vaccines.

"I am glad that we have finally commenced the vaccination of our people with vaccines approved by WHO and NAFDAC and I want to encourage our people to take it because the vaccines are safe.

"Personally as Governor of Delta, I have received my own shot as well as my dear wife, the honourable Speaker of the State House of Assembly and members of the State Executive Council.

"Yesterday night I was in a virtual meeting with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and we discussed at length issues surrounding the vaccines and I can assure you that measures have been put in place to address these concerns.

"We want to reassure our people that the vaccine is safe and that they should ignore the various social media reports.

"There is no doubt that in every drug and vaccine it is possible to have side effects; it is something that is common, but particularly about this Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by WHO and NAFDAC.

"It has been applied in so many countries with over a 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca administered worldwide.

"This particular vaccine was found to be much better for us as a nation because of the storage possibilities in Nigeria and I am aware we have such cold-chain facilities across the nation. It’s important that we encourage our people to take it because it’s safe," Okowa stated.

Earlier at the official roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, thanked health workers who had worked tirelessly to ensure that Deltans were treated appropriately.

He said since the state's index case was recorded on April 7, 2020, Delta had had 2,867 cases of COVID-19 with over 69 deaths and several recoveries.

"Two days ago, we received from the Federal Government 85,700 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as a first supply for the first dose to be given to persons to be categorised as front line workers, strategic leaders and others.

"The vaccine improves the level of immunity of the individual and even when a person is infected, the severity is much more less," Ononye added.

Chairman, Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Isioma Okobah, said the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine was a great scientific achievement for the state and Nigeria having witnessed the devastating effect of the pandemic on the citizens.

She called for equitable distribution of the vaccines to all local government areas.

"COVID-19 is a devastating pandemic which has taken a toll on human lives and the global economy and we are glad that the vaccine remains a powerful tool to bring the pandemic under control," Okobah said.

The WHO Coordinator in the state, Dr Onyinye Emefiene, commended Delta Government for prioritising response to COVID-19 a

Resurrection212:
Bukola still calling himself politician.

He is more of a politician than your Tinubu

ZinoFasisi:
Music in church is all about PRAISE and WORSHIP

PRAISING and WORSHIPING God

I'm sorry to say u don't know music

ogunsbanjul:
The fact is that the writer of this post is a resident of Rivers State that's why he or she limited the list on those popular Churches around him or her. I will only recognize any list done by anyone residing in Lagos State or Abuja.
Happy Sunday brethren.

Very true

Mountain of fire is suppose to be among the list...they have won so many lagos state musical award.
Music is not all about praise and worship
There is a genre called classical and instrumental music

IamRichards:
How old was he?

You na no dey read

Dr. D.K Olukoya
E.A Adeboye

mynd1:
Like ur wretched and drunkard father.

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Your head is full of shit...how do you reason

mynd1:
Useless Apostle.

Useless citizen

DonDemu:
I Got to the interview without my resume and when they asked me for it I just stared back blank faced, my throat was dry and when I wanted to explain that I assumed they should have it, then just as I stared speaking, spit flew from my mouth onto the face of the HR staff. As she jerked backwards, her cup of coffee in her other hand spilled all over her white suit and she screamed because it was hot and she fell backwards onto the glass table which shattered.

I got up and left in a hurry and ended up crashing into the glass sliding door and it broke to pieces.

Guy this one pass excuse na your village people follow you

delkuf:
Those that are not opening there church really don't know what they are doing

Until you attain a certain position,u talk less
...Take note that most of the aforementioned churches hold only a single service on Sundays

Samsung...iphone and Nokia

jarawa:
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/family-urges-fg-to-recognize-abiola-as-ex-president.html

Every June 12,this family keeps demanding for a new favour

Carthman:
It all started with malaria and now am fine but Am having the same symptoms this person is having o.
I am healthy but can’t smell anything and if I try to inhale once in a while I get this sharp menthol feeling and my head starts to ache to my eyes particularly the left side of my nose area.
Mine I can taste but can’t smell o
Was giving vitamin c and multivitamin drugs but once am done and I see no changes I will run a general test because am confused o.

Relax that's the Coronavirus they talked about,don't over think that,I had exact experience for a whole week

You will be fine...just keep up with the vitamin c

lastchild:
Since 2 days now I just realized that I can't smell nor taste anything,no scent, no odour, no taste, this morning I poured 1 full spoon of salt inside my mouth but couldn't taste anything

am healthy, I don't have any headache nor malaria but I don't just know what is going on


Doctors in the house please help

My guy it's a symptom of COVID-19,if you tell the doctor they will telling you have Corona virus
It happend to me,my colleague and even my brother last week...but now I'm fully okay after A-week of tastelessnes

My advice to you is that you don't think of it too much,take vitamin C[white one especially] like 3 times daily,you will be fine

Sultty:
Na wash, with all d excess of what he has and to make it worse he is marketing

Insatiable human being

Dobson43:





I still don't get it. Should every charitable work be publicized

Even from a man who is presumed to be a walking Bible.

if u don't see it in social media...u will still open ur mouth to say pastors don't give

KrazyDave16:
They should stop making devices with taller displays, makes it easier for pickpockets

muzz me

KrazyDave16:
They should stop making devices with taller displays, makes it easier for pickpockets

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Guy it makes sense...but it's useless
If u remove all this what will the person do

Oluwasaeon:
Old joke

Talk your own

obi4eze:


Maybe NUC actually goofed by allowing them lecture and become Professors without PhD in the past but it seems they realized their error.

The consultants want to continue becoming Professors without PhD. I laugh! Do they actually know the rigors of becoming a PhD holder?
They are not bigger than NUC that regulates them so if NUC says they cant become Professors without PhD then they should either join their colleagues who go on to acquire PhD or get out.

Do you know the rigours in becoming a doctor

McCoy662:
My nigga!!! Yes oo. I've been fvcked by CSC bro

I thought as much...greater height

McCoy662:
Good evening my good people. Our result just came out today and my worst imagination has happened. I saw my name in 2:2 division, what I have always tried to avoid since my year 1. I know it's my project supervisor that fvcked me up cause he has been hostile to me for no reason. I feel really bad, but that did has been done.

So, I just want to know how bad is 2:2 in Nigerian market? Is it something to count on or should I just move on like I never went to the university??

I need answers please!!

Bro,did you graduate from Uniben

Mine

Makes sense..but after 2020 i will go back to the usual format of 30/12/21

Tellemall:
If she slapped him, this might not be here.

it would have been here
"uniabuja student slaps SUG president"

Dannyset:
Very good!

It's high time these guys stopped making unnecessary jokes.

They always talk rubbish in the process of wanting to make people laugh.

This is just the beginning. I knew that joke will come back to haunt him.

NONSENSE!

my guy ...it's a joke,it does not make a difference

ArmaniUhuru:
If Liverpool loses on Sunday, they should just forget the league and focus on the champions league.

you mean man city?

Binikingdowm:
Ronaldo should come to America and see if he will score 3 goals a year.

Ronaldo
Maradona
Pele
Neymar
Etc have all play there, Ronaldo only survive in small Europe

stupid quote... Just reason ur self

Nathaniel Bassey

ursullalinda:
What kind of nonsense is this how is this news our business

I swear