Nigeria’s National Assembly is to make resources available in the 2022 budget for the war against COVID-19, even as it would prioritize the judicious deployment of the funds.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, dropped the hint on Monday while opening a national summit on the virus organized by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19.
He told the participants that, “in the 2022 appropriation, whatever is necessary will be provided for Nigeria to continue to fight the pandemic.
Lawan also urged committees, which have been working hard with the PSC, to ensure very strict and rigorous scrutiny and oversight of funds in 2022 when funds are provided to the Federal Ministry of Health and its agencies.
The Senate President also urged the relevant health authorities to do more to ensure that apathy towards the vaccine is minimized or eliminated if possible.
Lawan also paid tribute to patriotic and gallant health personnel, who have sacrificed so much to fight the disease, stressing that Nigeria would remain indebted to them.
