Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that he will be the first
person to be vaccinated in the state to boost the citizens’ confidence in
taking the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
Obaseki disclosed this on Friday in Benin while addressing journalists on
the need for residents not to be scared of the vaccines.
The governor said “I will take mine and if I take mine and am okay, that
will give confidence to Edo people.
“The preventive protocol will still be in place, don’t forget that it will still
take a while to vaccinate almost 80 per cent of the population that is
expected to be vaccinated.
“The fact that you have taken the vaccine does not mean you should be
careless, you should not wear a mask, you should not protect yourself
because many more people may have not received their own vaccination.
“So, we will still continue to insist and advocate that our people should
conduct themselves and behave to prevent COVID-19 from spreading,” he
said.
The governor, however, assured that he would provide adequate logistics
and security at the state medical facilities during the vaccination exercise