President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, in Abuja, expressed optimism that African countries can defeat the COVID-19 pandemic the same way it eradicated the wild poliovirus on the continent.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the formal certification of the wild poliovirus eradication in the African region during the virtual session of the 70th World Health Organisation’s regional committee for Africa.
In his speech titled Like Poli,we can defeat Covid-19,President Buhari lauded individuals like Aliko Dangote, Bill Gates, Emeka Offor, others.’
The president recalled that shortly after assuming office in May 2015, he pledged to eradicate polio-endemic in the country.
Buhari assured the global community that Nigeria will sustain the momentum and leverage on the lessons learnt from polio eradication to strengthen her health system, especially primary health care, and prioritize health security.
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