Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said one of Nigeria’s main priorities is getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The vice president, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said this was a matter of utmost concern to the present regime.
He stated at the opening of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured presentations by some Heads of State and government alongside international organisations, on a collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vice President said, “The priorities of Nigeria in the post-COVID-19 era include improved healthcare and the economy.
“First, we need to keep the virus under control. While our guards are still firmly in place, getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a matter of utmost concern.”
While appreciating leaders across the world for their prompt response and cooperation in controlling the spread of the COVID-19, Osinbajo said “the sheer scale of disruptions to our lives and livelihoods caused by COVID-19 certainly caught us all by surprise.”
Restating the call for debt relief for developing countries, the Vice President said “the pandemic underscores the need for adequate financial buffers to cope with the ‘black swan’ events.
“For many developing countries, the debt burden makes this all but impossible.”
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