Mixed reactions trail Atikus vaccination in Dubai

By Alao AbiodunSocial media was agog on Thursday over images of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar receiving a jab of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.Dele Momodu on Twitter, shared pictures showing Atiku receiving the jab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Momodus tweet read: Former Vice President, the Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar receives Pfizer Covid-19 jab vaccination.Atikus spokesman Paul Ibe confirmed the news, according to TheCable, saying: The importance of the #COVID-19 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, Atiku Abubakar received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.Pfizer vaccine is the first to be granted emergency use authorisation by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to Pfizer and BioNTech, it is 90 per cent effective.Read Also: No cause for worry about safety of COVID-19 vaccinesHere are few social media reactions culled from Twitter:@rotifassy said: As correctly predicted few months ago. This vaccine tourism will soon become the norm for Nigerian elites.@Ndubuisi_Rita said: Protecting himself and forgetting the masses that he will need their votes.@sunybest4 said: Plenty of Nigerians have no access to good vaccines. The rich will always be the cheat.@45thchucks said: He shouldve received it here in Nigeria to show his patriotic Nigerian spirit. Nigerian leaders always prefer overseas medical treatment while ignoring Nigerian infrastructure and institutions.@Kachizone said: Whats the president waiting for' Isnt it leadership by example'@Bodeowoeye said: I learnt Alhaji @atiku ran to Dubai to go receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the expense of his teeming #SoroSoke followers. Again, the former VP left his followers in the cold, to fight for their lives themselves, all alone. Where is Alhaji Atiku sense of patriotism
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