Tobias Sylvester
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received a jab of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
![Atiku Abubakar Receives Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Dubai [Photos] 1](https://media.kanyidaily.com/2021/01/07130849/Atiku.jpeg "Atiku Abubakar Receives Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Dubai [Photos] 1")
This was disclosed by a media personality, Dele Momodu, who shared pictures showing Atiku receiving the vaccine in the Arab natiom.
Sharing the photos on his Twitter page, Momodu wrote: “Former Vice President, The Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, receives Pfizer COVID-19 jab vaccination.”
Former Vice President The Wazirin Adamawa ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR receives Pfizer Covid-19 jab vaccination… pic.twitter.com/286BCmBqHD
— Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) January 7, 2021
Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, also confirmed the news, saying, “The importance of the #COVID19 vaccine in mitigating the effect of the coronavirus cannot be overstated, particularly in Africa and Nigeria.
“Yesterday (Wednesday), as part of the mass vaccination programme, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.”
Meanwhile, KanyiDaily had reported that the FG will need about N2.44tn for the vaccination of 164.8 million Nigerians, who will not have access to free vaccines the country is expecting from the international community.
