Buhari To Take COVID-19 Vaccine At 11:30AM – Bashir Ahmad

The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Saturday disclosed that his principal will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at 11:30 am today (Saturday).

Ahmad disclosed this development in a post on his official Twitter account.

The presidential aide also shared a graphic design showing that the vaccine would be administered to the President at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The President takes vaccine today. 😷#YesToCOVID19Vaccine #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/RdCjsG5GcE

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 6, 2021

The statement of Ahmad was also confirmed by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

The health agency in a post on Twitter on Friday confirmed the time and venue where the President would take the vaccine.

To increase public confidence in the #COVID19 vaccine roll-out, President Muhammadu Buhari will be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow, Saturday, March 6th, 2021 at the New Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa at 11:30am.#YesToCOVID19Vaccine pic.twitter.com/hA9I2kXJbg

— NPHCDA (@NphcdaNG) March 5, 2021