Governors Distance Themselves From Yahaya Bello’s Comments On COVID-19 Vaccine

The Nigeria Governor’s Forum on Thursday distanced itself from comments made by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Speaking to a crowd recently Bello had condemned the use of the vaccine, claiming it is meant to kill people.

“Vaccines are being produced in less than one year of COVID-19,” he said. “There is no vaccine yet for HIV, malaria, cancer, headache and for several other diseases that are killing us. They want to use the vaccines to introduce the disease that will kill you and us. God forbid.”

But the Governors said they would look to science in making decisions about the virus.

“On the ill-fated pronouncement made by a member of the Forum regarding the Covid-19 vaccine in a national daily, the Forum totally and categorically dissociated itself from the statement, emphasizing that the Forum will continue to be informed and guided by science and will ensure that every decision it takes retains public and professional trust and is not compromised by conflicts of interest,” the NGF said in a statement.