Nigeria: Gov Inuwa expresses concerns over Polio variant threatening the North-West

Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has observed that Nigeria is making progress in its fight against polio, expressing concerns however that the country still faces challenges from a vaccine-derived variant, particularly in the Northwest region.

Briefing State House correspondents after Thursday’s meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Yahaya said recent interventions were already producing results.

He recalled that the National…