My people, listen up! For Sokoto State, dem don renew dem vow to finish this wahala wey dem dey call Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2. E no get level, wey this matter don dey disturb our people for north Nigeria.
Governor Ahmed Aliyu no just dey yarn, him dey do plenty gra-gra! During one big meeting wey happen for Government House, him and Dr Chris Elias from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation come dey plan how to stop this polio wahala by 2026. E no go easy, but dem ready to put in the work.
For those wey no sabi, Nigeria don collect certificate say dem dey wild polio-free since 2020, but this vaccine-derived polio still dey show face for some states. Na low immunisation, people dey waka up and down, and waiting we fit call vaccine hesitancy dey cause the palava.
Sokoto na one of the key areas wey government dey focus under their National Polio Emergency Action Plan. Governor Aliyu talk say dem don develop new strategies to fill any immunity gaps wey dey remain and to protect our pickin wey dey hard to reach areas.
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