We Won’t Force People To Take The Vaccine – NSCIA

The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said it will not force anyone in the country to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Council, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar, stated this at a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib in Abuja today Friday.This meeting was necessitated, as Boss Mustapha who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said in his address, by the need of the task force working to begin vaccination of religious and traditional leaders.
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According to Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, the NSCIA has endorsed the vaccine but it will not decide for anyone whether or not to take the jab.TRENDING VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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