Jibril said 242 out of the cases had been resolved by the officials conducting the exercise
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Abubakar gave the advice in Illela, Sokoto State at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting on polio eradication
Nigeria to exit polio endemic countries by year end – Chukwu
Kwankwaso, however, assured the people of the state that “the wicked attack on the health workers” would not stop the government from its anti-polio campaigns
Charged with responsibility of helping Rotary Club create awareness to end polio, the Jenifar star joined several Rotarians and individuals to campaign against the disease
Kurawa said that the exercise had recorded a huge success in the area in spite of some resistance at Tudun Fulani which, he added, was promptly neutralised
Moemkes said the assistance was part of his country’s efforts towards ensuring total eradication of polio in the country
Garba said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina, Katsina State that the gesture would complement the state government’s efforts towards improving the welfare of victims of polio
This country will not be ridding itself of the wild polio virus unless the law makes our change-resistant population to comply with the administration of vaccines, even involuntarily
To date in 2013, Nigeria has reported a 50 per cent decline in the number of cases with 25 cases in nine states, compared to 54 cases in 10 states for the same period in 2012
He said that so far only 12 local government areas in eight states were endemic with 25 cases in the last seven months, adding that 28 states were polio free
Abubakar made the disclosure at the commencement of the exercise in Korin-makera Village in the Dutse Local Government Area of the state on Sunday
“I promise you that we will continue to do our best because I do not want to hand over polio to the next administration,” President Jonathan told the delegation, which also included Chief Jonathan Majiyagbe, the first African President of Rotary International
Mark said: “It is a major embarrassment that Nigeria is one of the three polio most affected countries.
“All because of sentiments and people taking advantage of the ignorance of the ordinary citizen
Abubakar, who made a donation of $250,000 to the Rotary Foundation the previous year, thereby becoming the highest individual Nigerian donor to the causes of the philanthropic club, upped his act on Saturday night when he announced a further donation of $250,000
He said that the time has come to end the small-minded conspiracy theories of the past and place our children before the politics of the moment
Some Nigerian Muslim leaders have previously opposed polio vaccinations, claiming they could cause infertility
Aregbesola disclosed that there is no cause for worry as Osun is polio free despite that there are 119 cases of polio in the country, spread across 13 high-risk states