The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has insisted that COVID-19 is not their business in the state.
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Bello said he had no intention of taking the vaccine and would not compel anyone in the state to take it.
According to him, if the Federal Government graciously sends the vaccine to Kogi State, he would accept it and ask anyone willing to take it to come forward.
Recall that the government of Kogi has consistently declared that the state is COVID-19 free.
Bello said, “COVID-19 is not our business in Kogi State. We are dealing with more serious issues in Kogi State, not COVID-19. COVID-19 is just the minutest aspect of what we are treating in Kogi State.
“There has been an outbreak of Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever and those were handled without making noise. On the last Yellow Fever outbreak, we vaccinated our people against it, we encouraged them, we educated them and they felt the impact because it ravaged some communities in Kogi State.
“They came up and we vaccinated them. So if the Federal Government is gracious enough to give us COVID-19 vaccines, we are only going to sensitize our people, whoever wishes to come and take should come forward and take the vaccination but I am not going to subject the people of Kogi State to vaccination. I will not make them the guinea pigs.”
