The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, received the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine becoming the first Nigerian governor to receive the jab.
Abiodun was vaccinated in Abeokuta by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker.
Our correspondent reports that the state deputy governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele and two frontline health workers were also vaccinated alongside the Governor.
As earlier reported by Naija News, Ogun State also made history as the first state in Nigeria to receive doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, having met the requirements for disbursement.
It will be recalled that on March 2, the long-awaited vaccine arrived in the country courtesy of the UN-led COVAX facility, which donated 3,924,000 doses to Nigeria.
Speaking after receiving the vaccine, Governor Abiodun said; “taking our doses is, first, service to self then to people, because we can only silence the virus if we think and act together.”
He urged members of the public to continue using face masks and abide by all COVID-19 guidelines earlier put in place before the arrival of the vaccine.
“We should be aware that even our two doses don’t preclude the use of facemasks and compliance with other safety guidelines,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hon. Balogun Akeem was on Tuesday elected as the new Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly.
Akeem who represents Ogun Waterside State Constituency replaced Oludare Kadiri (Ijebu-North II State Constituency).
The new Deputy Speaker was nominated by a member representing Remo North State Constituency, Solomon Osho and seconded by Abayomi Fasuwa, who represents Ijebu-North East constituency.
The nomination was unanimously endorsed by other lawmakers at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Before conducting the nomination exercise, the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Deji Adeyemo, presented a report on the vacancy in the office of the Deputy Speaker.