The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country to immunise 40 per cent of the population this year.
This, he said, was part of measures being put in place to stem the tide of the deadly virus this year, adding that another batch of 60 million doses would arrive in 2022.
Governor Fayemi disclosed this on Tuesday while delivering a paper: ‘The role of Nigeria’s State Governments in Recovery: Responses to covid-19 linked Challenges” at the Chatham House Africa Programme. The conference was moderated by Elizabeth Donnelly, Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House.