COVID-19: Former VP, Atiku receives Pfizer vaccine

BY Victoria Ogunrinde

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has received Pfizer Covid-19 in jab.

The Publisher, Ovation magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, on Thursday, displayed Atiku’s picture when the vaccine was administered to him by a medical practitioner.

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

Though Momodu did not mention the place where the former vice president took the vaccine but the Vanguard reported, said it was in Dubai according to their source

In one paragraph sentence, Dele wrote: “Former Vice President The Wazirin Adamawa ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR receives Pfizer Covid-19 jab vaccination…”

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369.

The daily increase was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases. Nigeria now has 77,299 recoveries and 1,318 fatalities.