The Sokoto State government has expressed its commitment to ensuring the total eradication of polio in the state.
The Deputy Governor of the State, Muhammad Idris Gobir, who is also the state chairman of the Task Force on Polio Eradication, said while speaking during a stakeholders meeting on Saturday that concerted efforts are being made to ensure that Sokoto becomes a polio-free state.
He said the government is ready to render all the necessary support towards realising the set objective.
A statement signed by the Director of Press, Office of the Deputy Governor, Garba Mohammed, and made available to newsmen said the Deputy Governor, who stood in for Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, stressed the need for synergy among all the stakeholders in that direction.
Speaking in his remarks, the secretary to the state government, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Sifawa, called on all the ministries and agencies involved in the exercise to remain steadfast for the success of the exercise.
Sifawa also appealed to all the field workers to remain dedicated to their responsibilities.
Also speaking, the state commissioner for health, Hajiya Assabe Balarabe, said mothers have a crucial role to play in combating polio.
She assured her ministry’s resolve to leave no stone unturned in the fight to eradicate polio.
In his address, the Special Adviser of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Alhaji Bello Garba, said efforts would be intensified to ensure personal and environmental hygiene among people in the state.
Alhaji Bello Garba said this would greatly assist in ensuring the eradication of polio in the state.
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