Despite the thumbs-down and disapproval that greeted Governor Godwin Obaseki’s call for compulsory vaccination in Edo state, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the September 19th 2020 election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said he has been rallying his friends and Edo people to get themselves inoculated.
Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s campaign seeks to convince unvaccinated citizens to get the jab while disabusing them about the misconceptions of the vaccines.
Ize-Iyamu said he has taken two doses of Astrazeneca vaccines alongside his wife and children and encouraged all Edo people to take advantage of the availability of the vaccines to get themselves inoculated.
He said: “All over the world, people have been working to see how they can put a stop to the pandemic and the vaccines came as a way to stay safe. When the vaccines came to Nigeria, I signified interest in taking the vaccine, I took it along with my wife, and nothing has happened to me or my wife. I have continued to encourage my friends to come out and get vaccinated.”
He called on Edo citizens to seize the opportunity created by the Edo State Government and get vaccinated adding that “this is the time to take it when it is still available and no rush”.