Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration is in talks with one of the major Covid-19 vaccine producing firms in the world to supply it Coronavirus vaccines to complement those booked for the state by the Federal Government.
He disclosed this during a press conference held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan.
Governor Makinde, who explained that the 1,800 Covid vaccines allocated to Oyo State by the Federal Government would not be enough considering the population, noted that the state government did not have the facilities to store the vaccines which required minus 70% centigrade.
He stressed that the government would explore other means of getting AstraZeneca vaccines suitable for Oyo State due to storage instruction.
Speaking on insecurity in the state, Governor Makinde said his administration would put necessary machineries in place to tackle the problem.
The governor, who admitted that there was friction between the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps and Police, said the state government would set up a committee to settle the frosty relationship.
Governor Makinde also warned the media against spreading fake news, pointing out that such act could cause political and ethnic tension in the state.
The state helmsman also warned that any village head found wanting of allocating lands to undocumented foreigners would be dealt with as part of measures to keep the state safe.
He also hinted that his government would reach out to the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association of Nigeria, ACOMORAN, Oyo State Chapter to register them so as to identify those hiding under the association to perpetrate crime.
Iyabo Adebisi
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