President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Friday's announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria.
The President's reaction
to the development was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by
his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.
The president expressed
delight over the announcement, which followed the absence of any case of the
wild polio virus in Nigeria since July 24, 2014.
He applauded the
concerted efforts of government officials, health workers, volunteer groups,
civil society, religious leaders, traditional rulers and international
partners, which resulted in this historic achievement.
Buhari, who joined other
Nigerians and the global community in celebrating Nigeria's removal from the
list of polio-endemic countries, urged continued vigilance to ensure that
``Nigeria maintains this new status.’’
The President directed
all government ministries, departments and agencies involved in the polio
eradication effort, to remain proactively engaged and on guard against the
re-emergence of the polio virus in Nigeria.
He assured the WHO and
the global community that the Federal Government would ensure that immunisation
and surveillance activities continued across Nigeria, to keep the country
polio-free.(NAN)
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