Niger Govt vows to eradicate polio.

[FMINigeria]

Niger State Government has vowed to ensure a total eradication of the polio scourge from the State as soon as possible.

This was made known by the Governor, Dr Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu at the flag off ceremony of the 5th Round of Immunization Plus Days (IPDS), at Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of the State.

The State Executive pointed out that in its resolve to ensure this, the Government was ready to prosecute any person in the court of law, who tried to sabotage it efforts in any way.

He said the State's law that criminalizes the refusal to receive immunization service was still in force, and that offenders are liable to stiff penalties.

Governor Aliyu who was represented by the State Commissioner for Education, Alh Danladi Umar Abdulhameed, called on the Local Government Areas that share borders with other states to redouble their efforts by ensuring that all children under the age of 5 years were immunized.

He commended traditional Leaders in the state for their unrelenting efforts to ensure total eradication of polio in the state.

While speaking earlier, the State Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services Dr. Ibrahim B. Sule, said that the objective of the flag off ceremony was to create greater awareness and adequately sensitize the general public to demand for immunization services against polio and other vaccines.

He commended the State government for it effort to provide quality health care services for the people of the state.

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