The Sultan of Sokoto, who is also the President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, said that the Federal government cannot force Nigerians to take COVID19 vaccine.
He disclosed this on Wednesday, 27th January, during the sensitisation programme on COVID-19 vaccine for Muslim Scholars and Imams in Nigeria.
“I believe that we cannot force people to take vaccine. There are myths, people talk of conspiracy theories.
He said;
“I am not giving an answer to anything. If the vaccine is meant to kill us, will anybody wait for this COVID-19 vaccines before killing us? If anybody wants to kill us, there are millions and one ways to kill us. But I am not giving an answer to anything that the COVID-19 vaccine is this or that. The vaccines are free, we are not paying for the vaccine, it is your choice to take the vaccine.”
He however, said what the Federal government needs to do is sensitize the public on the importance of taking the vaccine and not force people to take it.