Why I Took My Covid-19 Vaccine Quietly, Wike Explains

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has confirmed taking the Covid-19 vaccination privately, and dispelled insinuations that he refused to take the vaccine.
He said ahead of resumption of international flights at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, the state government would dissolve the tribunal set up to prosecute violators of Covid-19 protocols, if the federal authorities try to influence outcome of cases.
The governor disclosed taking the vaccine privately when the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 delegation led by the National Incident Manager, Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Port Harcourt, last Saturday.
Wike said, “Some people said that I did not take my vaccine. I did, but I am not into public show. Taking vaccine is not undertaking any project for anybody to see that you have taken vaccine. It has turned to politics. Assuming what I am taking is not the vaccine? Yes, I can pretend, and then, they will put it on the news that I have taken the vaccine.
“Nigerians like to play politics in everything. They will call the Press, governor this has taken, governor that has taken. But let them not tell you that I have not taken. I did my own in the Government House Clinic quietly. So, I don’t need to begin to announce it to the world”, Wike said.
Wike warned that the state would not hesitate to dissolve the tribunal, if the federal authorities attempt to influence outcome of any given case before the tribunal.
The governor lauded the PTF Chairman, Mr. Boss Mustapha, and members of his team, for the good job they have done in containing the spread of Covid-19 that has kept the world on its toes.
He explained that the N1billion given to Rivers State by the PTF was managed by the commissioner for health, adding that the state government was prepared to account for the fund.
“We are not people who collect money from the Task Force and divert it. We are not a party to that. We are ready to give account any day, anytime because that money is public fund”, the governor said.
Wike directed the state commissioner for transport to give the PTF a 40-seater luxurious bus to convey passengers from the airport to a quarantine centre.
He announced that work would immediately commence on the VIP Lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, adding that the job was expected to be completed within six months.